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 |
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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.