Guidelines
All lines of therapy
Prednisolone monotherapy
Regimen
Immunosuppressive therapy
- Prednisolone (Millipred) 1.5 mg/kg/day PO for 2 weeks, then 0.75 mg/kg/day PO for 1 week (week 3), then 0.5 mg/kg/d PO for 1 week (week 4), followed by gradual reduction over the next 4-8 weeks to the lowest dose that was effective in maintaining a normal hemoglobin level.
References
- Birgens H, Frederiksen H, Hasselbalch HC, Rasmussen IH, Nielsen OJ, Kjeldsen L, Larsen H, Mourits-Andersen T, Plesner T, Rønnov-Jessen D, Vestergaard H, Klausen TW, Schöllkopf C. A phase III randomized trial comparing glucocorticoid monotherapy versus glucocorticoid and rituximab in patients with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Br J Haematol. 2013 Nov;163(3):393-9. Epub 2013 Aug 24. link to original article PubMed
Prednisone monotherapy
Regimen
Immunosuppressive therapy
References
- RAIHA: Michel M, Terriou L, Roudot-Thoraval F, Hamidou M, Ebbo M, Le Guenno G, Galicier L, Audia S, Royer B, Morin AS, Marie Michot J, Jaccard A, Frenzel L, Khellaf M, Godeau B. A randomized and double-blind controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of rituximab for warm auto-immune hemolytic anemia in adults (the RAIHA study). Am J Hematol. 2017 Jan;92(1):23-27. Epub 2016 Nov 10. link to original article PubMed
Prednisolone & Rituximab
Regimen
Immunosuppressive therapy
- Prednisolone (Millipred) 1.5 mg/kg/day PO for 2 weeks, then 0.75 mg/kg/day PO for 1 week (week 3), then 0.5 mg/kg/d PO for 1 week (week 4), followed by gradual reduction over the next 4-8 weeks to the lowest dose that was effective in maintaining a normal hemoglobin level.
- Rituximab (Rituxan) 375 mg/m2 IV once weekly for 4 weeks
Supportive care
References
- Birgens H, Frederiksen H, Hasselbalch HC, Rasmussen IH, Nielsen OJ, Kjeldsen L, Larsen H, Mourits-Andersen T, Plesner T, Rønnov-Jessen D, Vestergaard H, Klausen TW, Schöllkopf C. A phase III randomized trial comparing glucocorticoid monotherapy versus glucocorticoid and rituximab in patients with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Br J Haematol. 2013 Nov;163(3):393-9. Epub 2013 Aug 24. link to original article PubMed
Prednisone & Rituximab
Regimen
Immunosuppressive therapy
References
- RAIHA: Michel M, Terriou L, Roudot-Thoraval F, Hamidou M, Ebbo M, Le Guenno G, Galicier L, Audia S, Royer B, Morin AS, Marie Michot J, Jaccard A, Frenzel L, Khellaf M, Godeau B. A randomized and double-blind controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of rituximab for warm auto-immune hemolytic anemia in adults (the RAIHA study). Am J Hematol. 2017 Jan;92(1):23-27. Epub 2016 Nov 10. link to original article PubMed
Sirolimus monotherapy
Regimen
Immunosuppressive therapy
- Sirolimus 2 to 2.5 mg/m2 per day rounded to the nearest 0.5 (liquid) or 1 mg (tablet), starting on day 1 (maximum initial dose of 4 mg/day)
References
- Bride KL, Vincent T, Smith-Whitley K, Lambert MP, Bleesing JJ, Seif AE, Manno CS, Casper J, Grupp SA, Teachey DT. Sirolimus is effective in relapsed/refractory autoimmune cytopenias: results of a prospective multi-institutional trial. Blood. 2016 Jan 7;127(1):17-28. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-657981. Epub 2015 Oct 26. link to original article PubMed