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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2022 Mar;29(2):188–200.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2021.09.002

Table 5.

Anticancer Agents and Major Renal Complications

Anticancer Agents Renal Complications
Gemcitabine, VEGF inhibitors, TKIs Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)
CAR-T therapy CRS, acute kidney injury, vasodilation, decreased cardiac output, capillary leak syndrome.
High dose IL-2 Acute allograft rejection
IMiD (lenalidomide, pomalidomide, thalidomide) Acute allograft rejection
Interferon alpha Acute allograft rejection
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1) Acute allograft rejection, glomerulonephritis

Abbreviations: CAR, chimeric antigen receptor; CLTA-4, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; IMiD, immunomodulatory drug; PD-1, program cell death protein-1; PD-L1, program death ligand-1; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.