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. 2016 Jan 18;9(2):245–251. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfv149

Table 1.

Summary of cases of AKI reported with vemurafenib

Publication Total number of patients Time of onset of renal dysfunction after starting vemurafenib Cancer Mean age (years) Males/females Pathology reported Outcomes
Uthurriague et al. [16] 15 After 1 month Melanoma Not reported 10/6 None Decrease in renal function persisted for 3 months. In the patients with the longest follow-up (8 months), CKD persisted
Regnier-Rosencher et al. [17] 4 After 1–2 weeks Melanoma 76 4/0 None See Table 2
Launay-Vacher et al. [18] 8 50% after 1–2 months;
50% after 1–2 weeks
Melanoma 66 6/2 ATN (one biopsy) See Table 2

ATN, acute tubular necrosis.