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Table 1 Summary of studies on FSGS recurrence after kidney transplantation

From: Anuria after kidney transplantation diagnosed as early recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis combined with acute calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity: a case report and literature review

Study

Study design

Nation

Number of patients

Age at FSGS diagnosis (years)

Age at transplantation (years)

Time to ESKD (months)

Number of recurrent patients, n (%)

Time to relapse of FSGS

(days)

Treatment

Treatment response

(CR/PR)

Uffing et al. [11]

Retrospective

Europe,

Brazil, and US

176

27

38

38

57 (32%)

45

PP

PP + RTX

CR/PR: 28%/44%

CR/PR: 17%/30%

Lanaret et al. [2]

Retrospective

France

914

25.4

39.9

68

165 (18%)

7

SOC + late RTX

SOC + early RTX

CR/PR: 45.9%/36.7%

CR/PR: 48.7%/23.1%

Kwon et al. [8]

Retrospective

South Korea

99

-

37.1

70

21 (21%)

6

PP ± RTX

CR/PR: 39.1%/47.6%

Wood et al. [12]

Retrospective

United States

100

-

34.3

-

26 (26%)

4.5

PP ± RTX

CR + PR: 72%

  1. Abbreviations: FSGS, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease; CR, complete remission; PR, partial remission; PP, plasmapheresis; RTX, rituximab; SOC, standard of care