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. 2021 Sep 1;6(10):2733–2734. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.08.021

Table 1.

Summary of published reports of minimal change disease associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Authors, year Age Sex Disease ICPIs Cr (baseline)
(mg/dl)
Cr (worst)
(mg/dl)
Proteinuria (pretreatment)
(g/d)
Proteinuria (posttreatment)
(g/d)
Treatment (/d) Taper (days) Outcome Rechallenge
No Rechallenge Bickel et al., 2016 62 M Mesothelioma Pembrolizumab GFR 90 GFR 27 19 0 PSL 1 mg/kg 70 CR
Kidd and Gizaw, 2016 55 M Melanoma Ipilimumab 1.2 5.2 9 NA PSL 2 mg/kg NA CR
Kitchlu et al., 2017 43 M Hodgkin lymphoma Pembrolizumab 0.76 3.93 10.3 3.1 PSL 2 mg/kg 180 PR
Gao et al., 2018 40 M Hodgkin lymphoma SHR-1210 (anti−PD-1) 0.77 NA 30 0.18 PSL 1 mg/kg 56 CR
Izzedine et al., 2019 NA NA Melanoma Pembrolizumab GFR 90 GFR 28 6 NA PSL (NA) mg NA ESRD
Izzedine et al., 2019 NA NA Ileal NETs Pembrolizumab NA 1.65 3.5 NA No treatment NA SD
E. Vaughan et al., 2020 57 M Tongue squamous cell carcinoma Nivolumab 0.79 2.29 2.1 NA PSL 75 mg NA SD
Rechallenge Kitchlu et al., 2017 45 M Melanoma Ipilimumab 0.68 0.8 9.5 0.39 PSL 1 mg/kg 120 CR Recurrence without PSL
Saito et al., 2019 79 M Lung adenocarcinoma Pembrolizumab NA NA 13.8 0 PSL 40 mg →10 mg 56 CR No recurrence with PSL 10 mg/d
Glutsh et al., 2019 68 M Melanoma Pembrolizumab normal 2.86 19 0.33 PSL 100 mg 42 CR Recurrence without PSL

CR, complete remission; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; ICPIs, immune checkpoint inhibitors; M, male; NA, not available, NETs, neuroendocrine tumors; PD-1, programmed death−1; PR, partial response; PSL, prednisolone; SD, stable disease.