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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2022

Impact of initial steroid response on transplant outcomes in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.

Anna Francis, Chanel Prestidge, Joshua Kausman, Amelia Le Page, Nicholas Larkins, Hugh McCarthy, Australian, New Zealand Paediatric Nephrology Association

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Article in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome due toKidney international reports · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna FrancisDepartment of Nephrology, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Anna.francis@health.qld.gov.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-3712
Chanel PrestidgeDepartment of Nephrology, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Joshua KausmanDepartment of Nephrology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Amelia Le PageDepartment of Nephrology, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Nicholas LarkinsDepartment of Nephrology, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Hugh McCarthyDepartment of Nephrology, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia.
Australian, New Zealand Paediatric Nephrology Association
Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service · AUMonash Children’s Hospital · AUPrincess Margaret Hospital for Children · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AUStarship Children's Health · NZSydney Children’s Hospitals Network · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLimited data suggest children with secondary steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (secondary SRNS) have increased risk of recurrence post transplantation. There are no data on the association between secondary steroid resistance and risk of transplant loss.

methodsChildren who received kidney transplantation between 2000 and 2019 for either primary or secondary SRNS in Australia and New Zealand were included. Children presenting with nephrotic syndrome before 12 months were excluded. Data were gathered from chart reviews and ANZDATA. Transplant survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier estimator with Cox modelling used to explore predictors of survival.

resultsThere were seventy children, 38 (55%) male, median age at presentation 4 years (IQR 2-7) and 46 (66%) Caucasian. Median age at transplant was 11 years (IQR 7-15) and 39 (55%) received living donor transplant. Secondary SRNS occurred in 20/70 (29%). For those with secondary SRNS, 18/20 (90%) had recurrence post-transplant, compared to 18/50 (36%) with primary SRNS (p = 0.001). Every child with history of atopy (n = 11) or with hypoalbuminaemia at time of transplant (n = 13) experienced immediate recurrence. For children with secondary SRNS, 8/18 (44%) with post-transplant recurrence had no response to therapy. For children with primary SRNS, 4/18 (22%) with recurrence had no response to therapy (p = 0.3). Overall, 10-year transplant survival was 47% (95%CI 29-77%) for those with secondary SRNS, compared to 71 (95%CI 57-88%) for those with primary SRNS (p = 0.05).

conclusionsSecondary steroid resistance is strongly associated with SRNS recurrence. Atopy and hypoalbuminaemia at transplant may be novel risk factors for recurrence. Further research is needed to assess if secondary steroid resistance is associated with poorer transplant outcomes. "A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information".

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HypoalbuminemiaNephrotic SyndromeChildDrug ResistanceFemaleHumansMaleRecurrenceSteroidsSteroidsFSGSNephrotic syndromeRecurrenceTransplantTransplant failure

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PMID34709476
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