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. 2022 Jun 26;4(8):100504. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100504

Table 2.

Summary of Published Cases of Biopsy-Confirmed AA-Amyloid Kidney Disease in Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever Treated With Tocilizumab and Reported Outcomes

Reference Age (y) Sex Presentation Tocilizumab Dose (mg/kg/mo) Treatment Duration (mo) Concurrent Treatment Response
Serelis et al (2015)53 32 F Nephrotic syndrome and 9.0 g/24 h proteinuria 8 2 Colchicine 1 mg, lisinopril 5 mg twice a day Resolution of nephrotic syndrome, 3.0 g/24 h proteinuria
Ugurlu et al (2017)54 36 M 12 g/24 h proteinuria 8 6 None Resolved nephrotic syndrome, 2.1 g/24 h proteinuria
44 M Baseline Cr 2.58 mg/dL, 23.7 g/24 h proteinuria 8 5 None Cr 1.85 mg/dL and 14.9 g/24 h proteinuria
45 M Baseline Cr 1.28 mg/dL, 4.7 g/24 h proteinuria 8 31 None Cr 1.12 mg/dL and 4.4 g/24 h proteinuria
47 F Baseline Cr 0.79 mg/dL, 2.1 g/24 h proteinuria 8 31 None Cr 0.83 mg/dL and 1.4 g/24 h proteinuria
23 M Baseline Cr 0.69 mg/dL, 3 g/24 h proteinuria 8 4 None Cr 0.71 mg/dL and 1.4 g/24 h proteinuria
35 M Baseline Cr 1.18 mg/dL, 1.7 g/24 h proteinuria 8 28 None Cr 1.39 mg/dL and 2.7 g/24 h proteinuria
41 F Baseline Cr 0.71 mg/dL, 3 g/24 h proteinuria 8 13 None Cr 0.64 mg/dL and 1.9 g/24 h proteinuria
39 F Baseline Cr 0.43 mg/dL, 1.6 g/24 h proteinuria 8 32 None Cr 0.54 mg/dL and 0.7 g/24 h proteinuria
24 F Baseline Cr 0.4 mg/dL, 6 g/24 h proteinuria 8 4 None Cr 0.35 mg/dL and 4.7 g/24 h proteinuria
22 F Baseline Cr 0.38 mg/dL, 1.8 g/24 h proteinuria 8 20 None Cr 0.5 mg/dL and 0.1 g/24 h proteinuria
45 F Baseline Cr 0.79 mg/dL, 7.1 g/24 h proteinuria 8 6 None Cr 0.93 mg/dL and 5.7 g/24 h proteinuria
21 M Baseline Cr 0.83 mg/dL, 11.7 g/24 h proteinuria 8 4 None Cr 0.85 mg/dL and 16.7 g/24 h proteinuria

Abbreviations: AA, serum amyloid protein; Cr, creatinine; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; F, female, M, male.