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. 2020 Jan 2;31(2):435–446. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019070676

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics for ICPi-AKI

Variable ICPi-AKI (n=138) Controls (n=276) P Value
Age at ICPi initiation, yr 67 (58–74) 65 (56–73) 0.36
Female, n (%) 55 (40) 105 (38) 0.75
Race, n (%) 0.15
 White 116 (84) 248 (91)
 Black 10 (7) 10 (4)
 Asian 3 (2) 5 (2)
Comorbidities, n (%)
 Hypertension 77 (56) 171 (62) 0.24
 Diabetes 23 (17) 47 (17) 1.00
 CHF 3 (2) 11 (4) 0.40
 COPD 6 (4) 36 (13) 0.005
 Cirrhosis 2 (1) 15 (5) 0.06
Baseline SCr, mg/dl 0.91 (0.80–1.21) 0.87 (0.70–1.06) 0.002
Baseline eGFR, ml/min 72 (55–89) 83 (63–99) <0.001
CKD, n (%) 44 (32) 56 (20) 0.01
CKD IV, n (%) 9 (7) 2 (1) 0.001
Autoimmune disease, n (%) 17 (12) 30 (11) 0.74
Malignancy, n (%) 0.007
 Melanoma 49 (36) 82 (30)
 Lung 36 (26) 106 (38)
 Genitourinary 23 (17) 21 (8)
 Other 30 (21) 67 (24)
PPI, n (%) 75 (54) 92 (33) <0.001
 ICPia n (%)
 Anti–CTLA-4b 44 (32) 48 (17) 0.001
 Anti–PD-1c 127 (92) 250 (91) 0.72
 Anti–PD-L1 10 (7) 13 (4.7) 0.36
 Combo anti–CTLA-4+anti–PD-1/PD-L1d 39 (28) 35 (13) <0.001

Data are shown as median (IQR) and n (%). CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IV, stage four; CTLA-4, cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated antigen 4; PD-1, programmed cell death 1; PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; Combo, combination.

a

Denotes all ICPis ever received.

b

Ipilimumab was the ICPi agent in 98% of those who received an anti–CTLA-4 antibody.

c

Nivolumab or pembrolizumab was the anti–PD-1 antibody in 49% and 42% of patients.

d

Ipilimumab/nivolumab was the combination therapy regimen in 75% of cases and 66% of controls.