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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immunother. 2021 Apr 1;44(3):127–131. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0000000000000338

Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of patients who received ICI and developed AKI

  Patients with non-irAKI
(N=109)
Patients with irAKI
(N=14)
All Patients with AKI
(N=123)
P Value
Male 63 (58%) 8 (58%) 72 (59%) 0.91
Race       0.54
White 78 (71%) 13 (93%) 91 (74%)
African American 16 (15%) 1 (7%) 21 (17%)
Other 15 (14%) 0 11 (9%)
Median Age (years) 67 66 67 0.69
Range of Ages (years) 31-90 48-90 31-90
Cancer Type 0.25
Non-Small Cell Lung 28 (26%) 6 (43%) 34 (28%)
Bladder 20 (18%) 0 20 (!6%)
Melanoma 13 (12%) 3 (21%) 16 (13%)
Hepatocellular 7 (6%) 1 (7%) 8 (7%)
Renal Cell 6 (6%) 1 (7%) 7 (6%)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5 (5%) 2 (14%) 7 (6%)
Small Cell Lung Cancer 7 (6%) 0 7 (6%)
Other 23 (21%) 1 (17%) 24 (20%)
Underlying Autoimmune Disease 3 (3%) 2 (14%) 5 (4%) 0.04
Documented Other irAE 11 (10%) 9 (57%) 19 (15%) 0.01
Comorbidities      
Coronary Artery Disease 21 (19%) 2 (14%) 23 (19%) 0.65
Type 2 Diabetes 29 (27%) 4 (29%) 33 (27%) 0.88
Hypertension 46 (42%) 8 (57%) 54 (44%) 0.29
CKD3 or Greater 27 (25%) 6 (43%) 33 (27%) 0.15
Urinalysis
WBC on UA >5 (per HPF) 41 (51%) 7 (54%) 48 (39%) 0.86
RBC on UA>5 (per HPF) 34 (43%) 4(31%) 37 (30%) 0.43
Leukocyte Esterase on UA 29 (36%) 6 (46%) 35 (28%) 0.49
Proteinuria >30 mg/dL 46 (58%) 7 (54%) 53 (43%) 0.81
ICI Received      
Pembrolizumab 49 (45%) 8 (57%) 57 (46%)
Nivolumab 42 (39%) 4 (29%) 46 (37%)
Ipilimumab 0 1 (7%) 7 (6%)
Atezolizumab 7 (6%) 0 1 (1%)
Ipilimumab/Nivolumab 11 (10%) 1 (7%) 12 (10%)
Concurrent Chemotherapy 10 (9%) 2 (14%) 12 (10%)
Concurrent Targeted Therapy 6 (6%) 0 6 (5%)
Median Baseline Cr (mg/dL) 0.86 0.92 0.87 0.71
Interquartile Range Pre-Treatment Cr (mg/dL) 0.35-3.21 0.58-2.11 0.40
Cause of AKI
Acute Interstitial Nephritis 0 14 14 (11%)
Pre-Renal Azotemia 77 (71%) 0 77 (63%)
Post-Renal Obstruction 23 (21%) 0 23 (19%)
Acute Tubular Necrosis 7 (6%) 0 7 (6%)
Drug-Induced 1 (1%) 0 1 (1%)
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy 1 (1%) 0 1 (1%)

AKI = acute kidney injury; CKD = chronic kidney disease; Cr = creatinine; HPF = high power field; ICI = immune checkpoint inhibitor; ir = immune related; RBC = red blood cells; UA = urinalysis; WBC = white blood cells.