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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 25.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Jan 17;65(5):780–784. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.11.020

Table 1.

Characteristics and Outcomes of BK Virus Nephropathy Cases

Patient No. Age (y)/Sex Disease Donor GVHD Onset HC Onset Scr Doublinga Time and Means of Diagnosis Maximum BK Viremiab Treatment HD Start Time and Cause of Death
1c 58/M Lymphoma MUD On d 290 No HC On d 522 Biopsy on d 555 2.3 × 107 copies/mL on d 565 Brincidofovir orally, 100 mg, 2×/wk, started on d 572 (94 doses)d No HD On d 914 (GVHD, bacterial sepsis)
2 64/M Multiple myeloma MRD No GVHD On d 61 (grade 3) On d 311 Autopsy on d 342 1.1 × 105 copies/mL on d 317 Brincidofovir orally, 100 mg, 2×/wk, started on d 281 (9 doses)e No HD On d 342 (bacterial sepsis, hemolytic anemia, CMV encephalitis)
3 7/M AML MMUD On d 107 No HC On d 368 Nephrectomy on d 326 Not available None No HD On d 439 (GVHD)
4 27/M Lymphoma MMUD No GVHD On d 61 On d 72 Autopsy on d 122 1.3 × 104 copies/mL on d 107 IV cidofovir, 0.5 mg/kg (×2) On d 97 On d 122 (bacterial pneumonia)
5 59/F AML MMUD On d 53 On d 53 (grade 4) On d 222 Biopsy on d 270 2.2 × 106 copies/mL on d 258 IV cidofovir, 5 mg/kg (×5), then 1 mg/kg (×2); intravesicular cidofovir, ciprofloxacin, leflunomide On d 273 On d 291 (bacterial pneumonia)

Note: Day equals the number of days since stem cell infusion.

Abbreviations: AML, acute myelogenous lymphoma; CMV, cytomegalovirus; MRD, matched related donor; MMUD, mismatched unrelated donor; MUD, matched unrelated donor; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; HC, hemorrhagic cystitis; HD, hemodialysis; IV, intravenous; Scr, serum creatinine.

a

Relative to baseline concentration.

b

Quantitation of BK viremia was determined by a commercial polymerase chain reaction assay performed at Focus Diagnostics or Viracor-IBT Laboratories.

c

The subject of this case report; was treated with brincidofovir for BK virus nephropathy. Kidney biopsy was performed at an outside institution.

d

Patient 1 received 54 doses of brincidofovir on CMX001-350 study and 40 doses under emergency investigational drug (EIND) application provisions.

e

Patient 2 was treated with brincidofovir for CMV encephalitis.