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. 2021 Jun 11;14(9):2132–2133. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab102

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and serologic response to BNT162b2 vaccine in patients with immune-mediated kidney disease receiving rituximab

Patient Age (years) Gender Kidney disease Disease duration before vaccine (months) Last RTX dose (mg) Time between last RTX dose and vaccine (months) eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²) UPCR (g/g) sAlb (g/L) IgG (g/L) CD19+ lymphocyte count before vaccination (µL−1) Anti-RBD Ab level (U/mL)a before and 28 days after second vaccine dose
Before After
1 36 M AAV-PR3 77 500 1.9 46 0.2 46 10.5 0 4.7 >250.0
2 72 F AAV-PR3 205 1000 6.8 47 0.3 40 8.5 0 1.9 2.2
3 46 F MCD/FSGS 42 1000 3.4 59 1.0 39 4.1 0 <0.8 5.5
4 19 M MCD/FSGS 177 1000 7.8 123 0.2 50 10.7 103 <0.8 >250.0
5 37 M MN 108 1000 2.4 81 0.5 45 13.8 121 <0.8 >250.0
6 37 M AAV-PR3 12 1000 4.9 67 2.0 40 7.4 0 <0.8 <0.8
7 36 F AAV-PR3 42 1000 2.1 74 0.1 46 11.8 0 <0.8 <0.8
8 68 M AAV-PR3 51 750 1.8 90 0.2 44 5.8 0 <0.8 <0.8
9 38 F AAV-MPO 37 500 3.5 97 0.1 47 10.0 0 <0.8 <0.8
10 57 F AAV-MPO 56 500 2.4 62 0.2 42 12.2 80 <0.8 <0.8
11 61 M MCD/FSGS 118 500 0.7 46 0.4 43 7.8 0 <0.8 <0.8

RTX, rituximab; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate determined by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation; UPCR, urinary protein:creatinine ratio; sAlb, serum albumin; IgG, serum immunoglobulin G; Ab, antibodies; M, male; F, female; AAV, ANCA-associated vasculitis; MCD/FSGS, minimal change disease/focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis; MN, membranous nephropathy. aPositivity cut-off: 0.8 U/mL.