Use of anti-iL-6 antibody, e.g., Clazakizumab for desensitization of solid organ transplant recipients and/or for preventing, stabilizing or reducing antibody mediated rejection (ABMR)

摘要

Novel therapeutic protocols are provided relating to the use of an anti-IL-6 antibody, e.g., Clazakizumab in order to prevent, stabilize, reduce or arrest antibody mediated rejection responses in patients receiving solid organ transplants, e.g., patients receiving transplanted kidney, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestines or combinations of any of the foregoing. Also novel therapeutic protocols are provided pertaining to the use of an anti-IL-6 antibody, e.g., Clazakizumab as part of a desensitization protocol for treating highly sensitized subjects waiting for and/or after allograft transplants, e.g., patients who are to receive solid organ transplants, e.g., kidney, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestines, skin or combinations of any of the foregoing. The foregoing treatments may be effected in combination with one or more other immunosuppressant regimens or other desensitization procedures.