2022
Mortality after acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritis in patients prescribed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Baker ML, Yamamoto Y, Perazella MA, Dizman N, Shirali AC, Hafez N, Weinstein J, Simonov M, Testani JM, Kluger HM, Cantley LG, Parikh CR, Wilson FP, Moledina DG. Mortality after acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritis in patients prescribed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2022, 10: e004421. PMID: 35354588, PMCID: PMC8968986, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-004421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisAcute kidney injuryImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyCheckpoint inhibitor therapyICI therapyKidney injuryInhibitor therapyInterstitial nephritisTime-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsHigher peak serum creatinineSevere acute kidney injuryCancer typesCox proportional hazards modelAssociations of biopsyBaseline laboratory valuesObservational cohort studyPeak serum creatinineFavorable treatment responseProportional hazards modelAKI patientsTherapy initiationCohort studySerum creatinineUnivariable analysisImmune activation
2011
Prognostic Importance of Early Worsening Renal Function After Initiation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Cardiac Dysfunction
Testani JM, Kimmel SE, Dries DL, Coca SG. Prognostic Importance of Early Worsening Renal Function After Initiation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Cardiac Dysfunction. Circulation Heart Failure 2011, 4: 685-691. PMID: 21903907, PMCID: PMC3248247, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.111.963256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateRenal functionPrognostic significanceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor TherapyACE-I therapySetting of angiotensinWorsening Renal FunctionEnzyme inhibitor therapyPrimary end pointAdverse prognostic significanceEnalapril groupEnalapril therapyPlacebo groupStudy drugVentricular dysfunctionHeart failureInhibitor therapyCardiac dysfunctionPrognostic importanceFiltration rateSurvival advantageMortality rateOverall populationEnd pointTherapy