Table 2:
Previous reports of clozapine re-challenge with published re-titration rates and reported outcome
Report | Lowest reported ANC (in cells/mm3) on first clozapine challenge | Time between clozapine interruption and rechallenge | Rate at re-challenge | Lowest reported ANC (in cells/mm3) after rechallenge | Additional notes |
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Rechallenge After Neutropenia | |||||
Eseonu et al. 2010 | Only reported to have previous episode of neutropenia | >2 years | Day 1: 12.5mg, Day 2: 25mg Day3 on wards; titrated at 25mg daily increments until reaching 325mg | No reported trough value. Starting ANC was 4100 cells/mm3. No recurrence of neutropenia reported. | Patient was on olanzapine 30mg/day and started on lithium 300mg/day 1 week prior to clozapine initiation. Once clozapine dose of 325mg/day was reached olanzapine was tapered to discontinuation. |
Ghaznavi et al. 2008 | 900 | 2 years | Day 1:12.5 mg, Day 2: 12.5mg BID, Day 3 onwards: titrated at 25mg increments daily to 300mg eventually discharged with a dose of 325mg | 5400 | After initial clozapine failure the patient was rechallenged within 1 week and re-experienced neutropenia with a nadir ANC of 850 cells/mm3. On final, and successful, rechallenge patient was concurrently treated with lithium 300mg daily. |
Huguet et al. 2013 | Unclear | unclear | Started at 25mg and increased by 25mg every three days to a dose of 300mg | 1800 | Patient with neutropenia and three previous failures. Last, and successful, attempt was with concurrent filgrastim 0.3 mg twice weekly. |
Jauss et al. 2000 | <1000 | 4 days | Day 1 and 2: 25mg, Day 3 onwards: 50mg | ~3500 | Patient stable on a combination of clozapine, levodopa, and metixen. |
Wu et al. 2008 | 880 | 21 days | Day 1: 25mg Day 5: 50mg, Day 9: 75mg, Day 12: 100mg, Day 16: 150mg | WBC ~6000 (No ANC) | Did not report ANC values on re-challenge. Preceding clozapine re-challenge patient was started on olanzapine 10mg, which was suspected of prolonging neutropenia. |
Rechallenge After Agranulocytosis | |||||
Hazewinkel et al. 2013 | Only reported to have had a previous episode of agranulocytosis | 4 years | Day1: 12.5, Day 3: 25mg, Day12: 50mg, Day 15: 75 mg, Day 19: 100mg, Day 23: 150mg, Day 26: 200mg, Day 36: 300mg | <100 | During titration patient was treated with G-CSF at a roughly weekly basis, escalating to daily treatments in the context of worsening neutropenia. |
Small et al. 2005 | WBC 1800+ granulocyte 11% (~200) | Not indicated | 25mg every 3–4 days until 800mg | WBC of 4500 + granulocyte 48% (~2200) | At some point during titration patient was started on lithium (unknown dose). |