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. 2021 Sep 7;100(5):1124–1127. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.08.020

Table 2.

Patient characteristics, immunosuppressive regimen, immunologic data, and details of vaccine administration

Patient no. Age, yr Sex Ethnicity Disease phenotype ANCA type and titer at the time of second vaccine dose, U/ml eGFR at the time of last RTX,
ml/min per 1.73 m2
Proteinuria at the time of last RTX, mg IS Cumulative RTX dose, g Vaccine type Pre-RTX spike protein antibody titers, AU (negative, <1.24 AU) Post-RTX spike protein antibody titers, AU (negative, <1.24 AU) Duration elapsed between RTX and second antibody measurement, mo
1 57 Male White MPA MPO (>100) 19 241 Induction: RTX + steroids; CYC + PLEX for refractory vasculitis (new diagnosis) 4 Pfizer–BioNTech 8.35 3.02 1
2 49 Female White MPA MPO (>100) 39 1024 Induction: CYC + steroids
Maintenance: RTX
Relapse (3 mo after vaccine): RTX, CYC, and steroids
12 Pfizer–BioNTech 20 4.39 1
3 36 Male White GPA PR3 (4.4) 96 190 Induction: CYC + steroids
Maintenance: RTX
9 Pfizer–BioNTech 66 21.4 1
4 60 Male White GPA MPO (<3.2) 50 130 Induction: RTX + steroids
Maintenance: AZA transitioned to RTX
4.5 Pfizer–BioNTech 7.29 4.23 1

ANCA, anti–neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; AU, arbitrary unit; AZA, azathioprine; CYC, cyclophosphamide; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GPA, granulomatosis with polyangiitis; ID, identifier; IS, immunosuppression; MPA, microscopic polyangiitis; MPO, myeloperoxidase; PLEX, plasma exchange; PR3, proteinase 3; RTX, rituximab.