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Table 1 Summary of IgAN cases in haematological malignancy patients

From: Paraneoplastic immunoglobulin A nephropathy and associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in asymptomatic low volume B-cell lymphoma – a case report

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Gender

Age (years)

Location

IgAN timing relative to malignancy Sx

Malignancy

Stage

SCr

Proteinuria

Haematuria

Serum IgA level

Kidney biopsy

Malignancy treatment

Renal recovery post malignancy treatment

Motoyama 2008 [10]

F

5

JPN

5 years post

ALL (undifferentiated)

NA

Normal

Present

Macro

Elevated

Crescents, mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Prednisolone, vincristine, methotrexate, 6-MP

No – recurrent microhaematuria w/o persistent proteinuria

Iwata 2006 [18]

M

28

JPN

8 years prior

ALL (undifferentiated)

NA

53 μmol/L

3 g/day

Micro

Normal

Glomerulosclerosis, mild mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Prednisolone, vincristine, daunorubicine, etoposide, mitoxantrone, cytarabine, methotrexate, peripheral stem cell transplantation

Yes – proteinuria decreased to 0.5 g/day at 16 months post CTx

Bergmann 2005 [9]

F

60

DEU

4 weeks post

Hodgkin lymphoma (mixed cellularity)

IIIA

681 μmol/L

2.3 g/day

Micro

Elevated

Crescents, diffuse mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, bleomycin, doxorubicin, vincristine, procarbazine

Yes – SCr, proteinuria within normal range

Khositseth 2007 [16]

M

14

THA

6 months post

Hodgkin lymphoma (nodular sclerosing)

IIIE

80 μmol/L

0.8 g/day

Micro

NR

Glomerulosclerosis, diffuse mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, prednisolone

Yes – proteinuria normalized, urine RBC < 50/HPF

Cherubini 2001 [15]

M

44

ITA

1 year post

Hodgkin lymphoma (nodular sclerosing)

IV

354 μmol/L

4 g/day

Micro

Elevated

Crescents, mesangial IgA deposits

Prednisolone, nitrogen mustards, oncovin, procarbazine, adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine

Yes – SCr within normal limits

Harada 2017 [11]

M

79

JPN

Same

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

IV

159 μmol/L

1.5 g/day

Micro

Elevated

Mesangial IgA deposits, lymphoma invasion

Prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, pirarubicine, vincristine

Yes – SCr, proteinuria, haematuria within normal range

Moe 1993 [13]

F

66

USA

6 months post

Mycosis fungoides

IV

High

1.0 g/day

Macro

NR

Crescents, diffuse mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Psoralen-ultraviolet A, allopurinol

No-IgAN presented after failed treatment

Ramirez 1981 [14]

M

70

USA

1 year post

Mycosis fungoides

IV

177 μmol/L

NR

Micro

NR

Glomerulosclerosis, mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

NR

NR

Ramirez 1981 [14]

M

56

USA

3 years post

Mycosis fungoides

IV

Normal

NR

Micro

NR

Focal mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

NR

NR

Motoyama 2008 [10]

M

12

JPN

3 years prior

Diffuse medium-sized B cell lymphoma

II

Normal

NR

Micro

Normal

Mild mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, epirubicine, methotrexate, etoposide, cytarabine

No-recurrent macrohaematuria w/o persistent proteinuria

Mak 1998 [17]

M

62

HKG

Same

MALT B-cell lymphoma

IV

309 μmol/L

4.1 g/day

Macro

Elevated

Glomerulosclerosis, diffuse mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits, lymphoma invasion

Chlorambucil

Yes – SCr, proteinuria, haematuria within normal limits

Forslund 2007 [19]

M

76

FIN

5 years post

Multiple myeloma

III

752 μmol/L

4.0 g/day

Micro

Low

Mesangial proliferation, mesangial IgA deposits

Prednisolone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, adriamycin, dexamethasone, thalidomide, bortezomib

Yes – SCr 168 μmol/L 1 month post-treatment

  1. Abbreviations: 6-MP 6-mercaptopurine, ALL acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, CTx chemotherapy, DEU Germany, dx diagnosis, F female, FIN Finland, HKG Hong Kong, HPF high power field, IgA immunoglobulin A, IgAN immunoglobulin A nephropathy, JPN Japan, M male, Micro microhaematuria, Macro macrohaematuria, NA not applicable, NR not reported, RBC red blood cells, SCr serum creatinine, Sx symptoms, THA Thailand, USA United States of America, w/o without
  2. Staging methods: Hodgkin lymphoma: Ann Arbor staging system, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Ann Arbor staging system, Mycosis fungoides: Tumour Node Metastasis system, Multiple myeloma: Durie-Salmon system