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. 2022 May 26;7(8):1831–1841. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.05.017

Table 1.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics (mITT population)

Placebo
(n = 5)
Atacicept 25 mg
(n = 6)
Atacicept 75 mg
(n = 5)
Age (years), mean ± SD 46 ± 3.1 41 ± 16.9 43 ± 8.9
Female, n (%) 1 (20) 5 (83) 2 (40)
Race, n (%)
 White 4 (80) 5 (83) 2 (40)
 Black 0 0 0
 Asian 1 (20) 1 (17) 1 (20)
 Other 0 0 2 (40)
Ethnicity, Hispanic, n (%) 0 1 (17) 3 (60)
Time since diagnosis (years), median (Q1, Q3) 1.26 (1.05, 12.42) 2.17 (0.12, 2.99) 2.55 (2.52, 4.62)
Time since most recent kidney biopsy (years), median (Q1, Q3) 0.50 (0.31, 1.05) 1.80 (0.12, 2.96) 0.97 (0.33, 2.52)
History of tonsillectomy, n (%) 0 0 2 (40)
History of systemic corticosteroids, n (%) 1 (20) 2 (33) 1 (20)
Concomitant medications, n (%)
 ACEi and/or ARB 5 (100) 6 (100) 5 (100)
 ACEi without ARB 3 (60) 3 (50) 1 (20)
 ARB without ACEi 2 (40) 3 (50) 4 (80)
 Diuretics 0 3 (50) 2 (40)
eGFR by CKD-EPI (ml/min per 1.73 m2), median (Q1, Q3) 49 (48, 54) 57 (53, 85) 55 (52, 92)
Proteinuria
 UPCR by 24-h urine collection (mg/mg), median (Q1, Q3) 1.6 (1.5, 1.6) 1.8 (0.8, 2.2) 1.4 (1.3, 1.7)
 Total protein by 24-hr urine collection (g/d), median (Q1, Q3) 3.2 (2.3, 3.3) 2.1 (1.9, 2.9) 1.7 (1.6, 2.3)
Immunoglobulins
 IgA (g/l), mean ± SD 3.97 ± 1.72 3.58 ± 1.22 3.02 ± 0.85
 IgG (g/l), mean ± SD 10.51 ± 2.63 9.45 ± 1.82 10.89 ± 1.10
 IgM (g/l), mean ± SD 1.29 ± 0.51 0.90 ± 0.55 1.09 ± 0.30
 Gd-IgA1 (ng/ml), mean ± SD 7690 ± 3642 6258 ± 3211 6052 ± 2773
Complement (mg/l)
 Serum C3, median (Q1, Q3) 1330 (1180, 1520) 1625 (1410, 1700) 1260 (1230, 1300)
 Serum C4, median (Q1, Q3) 287 (282, 310) 332 (305,370) 379 (233, 408)

ACEi, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; Gd-IgA1, galactose-deficient IgA1; mITT, modified intent-to-treat; Q1/3, quartile 1/3; UPCR, urine protein:creatinine ratio.