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Table 2 Ig20Gly infusion and dosing parameters

From: Transitioning subcutaneous immunoglobulin 20% therapies in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies: Canadian real-world study

 

Initiation

(n = 23)a

Post-initiation

3 months

(n = 17)a

6 months

(n = 93)b

12 months

(n = 107)

Infusion parameters

 Infusion volume/infusion, median (IQR), ml

30 (30–40)

33 (24–45)

40 (25–50)

40 (30–50)

 Infusion duration, median (IQR), minutes

35 (15–58)

33 (15–45)

45 (29–63)

60 (30–65)

 Number of infusion sites/infusion, median (IQR)

  1 site, n (%)

  2 sites, n (%)

  3 sites, n (%)

  > 3 sites, n (%)

2 (2–3)

2 (10.5)

11 (57.9)

2 (10.5)

4 (21.1)

2 (2–4)

1 (7.1)

9 (64.3)

0

4 (28.6)

2 (2–3)

10 (12.7)

42 (53.2)

15 (19.0)

12 (15.2)

2 (2–3)

10 (11.5)

49 (56.3)

16 (18.4)

12 (13.8)

 Number of infusions/month/patient, median (IQR)

4 (4–4)

4 (4–4)

4 (4–4)

4 (4–4)

 Maximal infusion rate/site, median (IQR), ml/h

40.0 (35.0–45.0)

50.9 (50.9–50.9)

43.3 (32.7–58.0)

40.0 (34.0–59.0)

 Infusions, n (%), that were:

  Interrupted

  Slowed

  Neither slowed nor interrupted

  Unknown

0

0

12 (52.2)

11 (47.8)

0

0

12 (70.6)

5 (29.4)

0

1 (1.1)

72 (77.4)

20 (21.5)

1 (0.9)

1 (0.9)

76 (71.0)

29 (27.1)

Dosing parameters

 Weekly dose, median (IQR), g

7.5 (6.0–8.0)

6.5 (5.6–8.0)

8.0 (6.0–10.0)

8.0 (6.0–10.0)

 Weekly dose per kg, median (IQR), g/kg

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

 Dosing interval, n (%)

  Daily

  2–6 times/week

  Once weekly

  Every 2 weeks

  Other

0

5 (21.7)

16 (69.6)

2 (8.7)

0

0

2 (11.8)

13 (76.5)

2 (11.8)

0

1 (1.1)

19 (20.4)

65 (69.9)

7 (7.5)

1 (1.1)

0

19 (17.9)

81 (76.4)

4 (3.8)

2 (1.9)

 IgG trough levels, g/lc

  Median (IQR)

  Range

7.8 (7.4–10.7)d

0.8–12.1

11.5 (4.7–11.6)

4.7–11.6

9.5 (7.9–10.7)

5.0–14.4

8.8 (8.0–10.9)

3.6–14.5

  1. n is number of patients. Total n for each time point is based on available data
  2. a Cohort 1 only
  3. b Cohorts 1 and 2 only
  4. c Available data: initiation, n = 9; 3 months, n = 3; 6 months, n = 46; 12 months, n = 59
  5. d All patients were SCIG-experienced at initiation; this value is the result of prior SCIG treatment during the transition to Ig20Gly