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Yang B, Zhang L, Lu X. Kidney Transplantation and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Evidence From the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Int Neurourol J 2023; 27:207-216. [PMID: 37798888 PMCID: PMC10556433 DOI: 10.5213/inj.2346130.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are prone to developing persistent renal insufficiency. Novel therapeutic medications have improved long-term survival, making kidney transplantation (KT) a viable treatment option for MM survivors with end-stage renal disease. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes in patients with MM who have received KT. METHODS Data from hospitalized patients ≥ 40 years of age with MM in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2016-2018 of the United States were queried. Patients were classified as having or not having undergone KT, as well as the stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for those who had not received KT. Propensity-score matching (PSM) was applied to balance the characteristics between the groups. Binary logistic regression was utilized to determine the associations between study variables and inhospital mortality, unfavorable discharges, prolonged length of stay (LOS), and major complications. RESULTS In total, 50,654 hospitalized patients with MM were identified, of whom 165 (0.3%) had received KT and 50,489 had not (5,905 at stage 5 CKD [CKD5D], 11,559 at stage 1-4 CKD [CKD1-4D], and 33,025 who were CKD-free). After PSM, between-group demographic and hospital-related characteristics were balanced. Binary regression analysis revealed that, compared to patients who were CKD-free, patients at CKD5D were significantly more likely to experience a prolonged LOS (odds ratio [OR], 1.31; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.70) after adjusting for relevant confounders. Furthermore, compared to CKD-free patients, those who underwent KT were significantly more likely to have sepsis (OR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.02-2.14). However, KT showed no association with the other adverse inpatient outcomes. CONCLUSION Although KT is not common in MM patients, those who had undergone KT had comparable hospital outcomes to CKD-free patients. These data will help clinicians deliver better consultations to MM patients attempting to receive KT.
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- Bo Yang
- Department of Hematology, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Try M, Harel S. [Renal failure in multiple myeloma: Specific management issues]. Bull Cancer 2023:S0007-4551(23)00042-5. [PMID: 36759215 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2022.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Renal impairment is common during multiple myeloma and persistent reduction in kidney function strongly affects prognosis. Cast nephropathy, by monoclonal free light chains precipitation with uromodulin in renal tubules, is the main cause of acute kidney injury in multiple myeloma. Kidney biopsy, although not necessary for diagnosis, allows assessment of renal prognosis according to the extent of cast formation, tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis. Prevention and early diagnosis of acute kidney injury are essential to optimize management and avoid progression to chronic kidney disease. Rehydration, interruption of nephrotoxic treatments, correction of precipitating factors, anti-plasma cell chemotherapy can rapidly reduce the free light chains nephrotoxicity. The association of the proteasome inhibitor Bortezomib and high dose Dexamethasone is the reference treatment in newly diagnosed patients with renal impairment. Adding Cyclophosphamide or the immunomodulator Lenalidomide may improve the hematological response, but with a poorer tolerance. Use of anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies is being evaluated in this population. Hemodialysis with high-flux or high-cut-off membranes, combined to chemotherapy, may improve renal function recovery. Management of multiple myeloma have to be adapted in patients with chronic kidney disease, dialysis or kidney transplantation. Because of improvement in global survival, kidney transplantation remains an option to consider in selected patients. Collaboration between hematologists and nephrologists is essential throughout the course of the disease.
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- Mélanie Try
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Bicêtre, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), université Paris-Saclay, service de néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Francophone en Onco-Néphrologie, Paris, France.
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Saint-Louis, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), université Paris Cité, service d'immuno-hématologie, 75010 Paris, France
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Dykes K, Desale S, Javaid B, Miatlovich K, Kessler C. A New Reality for Multiple Myeloma Renal Failure: US Data Report on Kidney Transplant Outcomes. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2022; 22:e314-e320. [PMID: 34872880 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Describe graft and overall survival outcomes in multiple myeloma (MM) patients who underwent kidney transplant (KT) compared to the general KT population. PATIENTS AND METHODS The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/National United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTON/UNOS) database was analyzed from 1988 to 2019 with R 4.00 and the 2013-2017 United States Renal Data System (USRDS) was surveyed for incidence and mortality of MM ESRD. RESULTS USRDS analysis revealed 961 patients diagnosed with ESRD due to MM on average annually, accounting for 0.8% of the ESRD population. Without KT, 44.4% of MM patients died in the first year of renal replacement initiation. OPTON/UNOS analysis identified 218 MM KT patients, compared to 490,089 patients without MM. There was no difference in graft survival between MM KT and the general population (P-value = .13, HR = 1.19 [0.95, 1.49], 95% CI). Median graft survival in MM KT was 2683 days (7.4 years). KT patients with MM had a higher risk for death (P-value = <.0001, HR = 1.83 [1.41, 2.37], 95% CI), and median overall survival was 3076 days (8.4 years). Survival difference was lost when comparing patients ≥50 years (P-value = .42, HR = 1.14 [0.83, 1.56], 95% CI). CONCLUSION Patients with MM renal failure who underwent KT had equivalent graft and age-matched overall survival compared to the general KT population. Therefore select patients with MM renal failure have potential for excellent KT outcomes, should be considered for transplantation when feasible, and should not be excluded from KT based on a history of MM.
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- Kaitlyn Dykes
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Internal Medicine, Washington, DC.
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- Center for Biostatistics, Informatics and Data Science, MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
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- Institute of Business and Management of Technologies, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
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- MedStar Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC
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Murakami N, Webber AB, Nair V. Transplant Onconephrology in Patients With Kidney Transplants. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2022; 29:188-200.e1. [PMID: 35817526 PMCID: PMC9326185 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death in patients with kidney transplantation. Patients with kidney transplants are 10- to 200-times more likely to develop cancers after transplant than the general population, depending on the cancer type. Recent advances in cancer therapies have dramatically improved survival outcomes; however, patients with kidney transplants face unique challenges of immunosuppression management, cancer screening, and recurrence of cancer after transplant. Patients with a history of cancer tend to be excluded from transplant candidacy or are required to have long cancer-free wait time before wait-listing. The strategy of pretransplant wait time management may need to be revisited as cancer therapies improve, which is most applicable to patients with a history of multiple myeloma. In this review, we discuss several important topics in transplant onconephrology: the current recommendations for pretransplant wait times for transplant candidates with cancer histories, cancer screening post-transplant, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, strategies for transplant patients with a history of multiple myeloma, and novel therapies for patients with post-transplant malignancies. With emerging novel cancer treatments, it is critical to have multidisciplinary discussions involving patients, caregivers, transplant nephrologists, and oncologists to achieve patient-oriented goals.
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- Naoka Murakami
- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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- Divisino of Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Service, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY
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Heybeli C, Bentall AJ, Alexander MP, Amer H, Buadi FK, Dispenzieri A, Dingli D, Gertz MA, Issa N, Kapoor P, Kukla A, Kumar S, Lorenz EC, Rajkumar SV, Schinstock CA, Leung N. Kidney Transplant Outcomes of Patients With Multiple Myeloma. Kidney Int Rep 2022; 7:752-762. [PMID: 35497786 PMCID: PMC9039485 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Data on kidney transplantation (KTx) outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are very limited. Methods We investigated the outcomes of patients with MM who underwent KTx between 1994 and 2019. Results A total of 12 transplants from 11 patients were included. At the time of KTx, 6 were classified as having stringent complete response (CR), 2 as CR, 2 as very good partial response (VGPR), and 2 as partial response (PR). With a median follow-up of 40 (minimum–maximum, 5–92) months after KTx, hematologic progression occurred in 9 transplants (75%). There were 3 grafts (25%) that failed, and 5 patients (45.5%) experienced death with functioning allografts. Graft survival at 1 and 5 years was 82.5% and 66%, respectively. Progression-free survival (PFS) rates of the cohort at 1, 3, and 5 years were 83.3%, 55.6%, and 44.4%, respectively. The estimated median PFS of patients who received bortezomib at any time (pre-KTx and/or post-KTx) was not reached, whereas it was 24 months for those who never received bortezomib (P = 0.281). Overall survival (OS) rates of the cohort at 1, 3, and 5 years were 81.8%, 61.4%, and 61.4%, respectively. OS of patients who received bortezomib at any time was 87.5%, 72.9%, and 72.9%, and that for those who never received bortezomib was 66.7%, 33.3%, and 33.3% (P = 0.136). All deaths occurred owing to hematologic progression or treatment-related complications. Conclusion Kidney transplant outcomes of patients with myeloma who received bortezomib before or after KTx seem to be more favorable. Nevertheless, relapse after KTx in MM is still common. More studies are needed to better determine who benefits from a KTx.
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The Clone Wars: Diagnosing and Treating Dysproteinemic Kidney Disease in the Modern Era. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10081633. [PMID: 33921394 PMCID: PMC8069250 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10081633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dysproteinemic kidney diseases are disorders that occur as the result of lymphoproliferative (B cell or plasma cell) disorders that cause kidney damage via production of nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins or their components. These monoclonal immunoglobulins have individual physiochemical characteristics that confer specific nephrotoxic properties. There has been increased recognition and revised characterization of these disorders in the last decade, and in some cases, there have been substantial advances in disease understanding and treatments, which has translated to improved patient outcomes. These disorders still present challenges to nephrologists and patients, since they are rare, and the field of hematology is rapidly changing with the introduction of novel testing and treatment strategies. In this review, we will discuss the clinical presentation, kidney biopsy features, hematologic characteristics and treatment of dysproteinemic kidney diseases.
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KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Candidates for Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation 2021; 104:S11-S103. [PMID: 32301874 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The 2020 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Candidates for Kidney Transplantation is intended to assist health care professionals worldwide who evaluate and manage potential candidates for deceased or living donor kidney transplantation. This guideline addresses general candidacy issues such as access to transplantation, patient demographic and health status factors, and immunological and psychosocial assessment. The roles of various risk factors and comorbid conditions governing an individual's suitability for transplantation such as adherence, tobacco use, diabetes, obesity, perioperative issues, causes of kidney failure, infections, malignancy, pulmonary disease, cardiac and peripheral arterial disease, neurologic disease, gastrointestinal and liver disease, hematologic disease, and bone and mineral disorder are also addressed. This guideline provides recommendations for evaluation of individual aspects of a candidate's profile such that each risk factor and comorbidity are considered separately. The goal is to assist the clinical team to assimilate all data relevant to an individual, consider this within their local health context, and make an overall judgment on candidacy for transplantation. The guideline development process followed the Grades of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Guideline recommendations are primarily based on systematic reviews of relevant studies and our assessment of the quality of that evidence, and the strengths of recommendations are provided. Limitations of the evidence are discussed with differences from previous guidelines noted and suggestions for future research are also provided.
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Chitty DW, Hartley-Brown MA, Abate M, Thakur R, Wanchoo R, Jhaveri KD, Nair V. Kidney transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma: narrative analysis and review of the last 2 decades. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 37:1616-1626. [PMID: 33295615 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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There have been significant advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma in the last 2 decades. Approximately 25% of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma have some degree of kidney impairment. During the course of illness, nearly 50% of myeloma patients will develop kidney disease. Moreover, approximately 10% of myeloma patients have advanced kidney disease requiring dialysis at presentation. Hemodialysis is associated with a significantly reduced overall survival. In the setting of prolonged long-term overall survival due to the use of newer immunotherapeutic agents in the treatment of myeloma, patients with myeloma and advanced kidney disease may benefit from more aggressive management with kidney transplantation. Unfortunately, most data regarding outcomes of kidney transplantation in patients with myeloma come from single center case series. With the advent of novel treatment choices, it remains unclear if outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with myeloma have improved in recent years. In this descriptive systematic review, we coalesced published patient data over the last 20 years to help inform clinicians and patients on expected hematologic and kidney transplant outcomes in this complex population. We further discuss the future of kidney transplantation in patients with paraproteinemia.
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- David W Chitty
- Divisions of Hematology-Oncology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.,Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Hematology/Medical Oncology, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology-Oncology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.,Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Hematology/Medical Oncology, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology-Oncology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.,Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Hematology/Medical Oncology, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) outcomes in myeloma patients on renal replacement therapy: a report from the Chronic Malignancy Working Party (CMWP) of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:529-531. [PMID: 32741961 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01010-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Current opinions in nephrology and hypertension: kidney transplantation in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2020; 28:573-580. [PMID: 31403474 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Plasma cell dyscrasias encompass a group of hematological disorders characterized by increased production of immunoglobulins by clonal B cells. Kidney involvement is common. Significant advances in the treatment of plasma cell dyscrasias have resulted in improved survival and may permit kidney transplantation in candidates previously denied transplantation. Treatments may also have effects on kidney transplant recipients who develop plasma cell dyscrasias post transplantation. RECENT FINDING The available evidence suggests that transplantation of candidates with nonmultiple myeloma plasma cell dyscrasias provides good outcome with low recurrence rates, so long as the disease has been treated with a complete or good partial response prior to transplantation. Candidates with a history untreated MGRS or a history of multiple myeloma have a high rate of recurrence posttransplant. Kidney transplant recipients who develop plasma cell dyscrasias post transplantation have an increased risk of death and thalidomide-based regimens may increase the risk of rejection. SUMMARY Transplant candidates with a history of plasma cell dyscrasia who are in remission should not be excluded from transplantation. Individuals with multiple myeloma have a high rate of recurrence and myeloma post kidney transplant must be managed carefully.
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Lai C, Ying T, Ho PJ, Wyburn K, Gallagher M, Chadban S. Successful kidney transplantation in a patient with stable multiple myeloma. Intern Med J 2020; 50:492-494. [PMID: 32270609 DOI: 10.1111/imj.14790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Renal failure is a common feature of multiple myeloma affecting 20-55% of patients at the initial presentation and is being associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. Renal transplantation for patients with multiple myeloma is rarely considered given the incurable nature of the disease, the risk of post-transplant disease progression and perceived high risk of infections. Here we report a 57-year-old man with end-stage renal failure attributed to presumed IgA nephropathy, with pre-existing stable multiple myeloma, who received a kidney transplant from a two haplotype-matched sibling. Transplantation has been successful and with excellent kidney function and stable multiple myeloma 6 years post-transplant. This case highlights the potential benefits of renal transplantation in highly selected patients with multiple myeloma.
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- Christina Lai
- Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Kidney Node, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Kidney Node, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Haematology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Kidney Node, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Renal Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Kidney Node, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Lim WH, Au E, Krishnan A, Wong G. Assessment of kidney transplant suitability for patients with prior cancers: is it time for a rethink? Transpl Int 2019; 32:1223-1240. [PMID: 31385629 PMCID: PMC6900036 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Kidney transplant recipients have up to a 100-fold greater risk of incident cancer compared with the age/sex-matched general population, attributed largely to chronic immunosuppression. In patients with a prior history of treated cancers, the type, stage and the potential for cancer recurrence post-transplant of prior cancers are important factors when determining transplant suitability. Consequently, one of the predicaments facing transplant clinicians is to determine whether patients with prior cancers are eligible for transplantation, balancing between the accelerated risk of death on dialysis, the projected survival benefit and quality of life gains with transplantation, and the premature mortality associated with the potential risk of cancer recurrence post-transplant. The guidelines informing transplant eligibility or screening and preventive strategies against cancer recurrence for patients with prior cancers are inconsistent, underpinned by uncertain evidence on the estimates of the incidence of cancer recurrence and the lack of stage-specific outcomes data, particularly among those with multiple myeloma or immune-driven malignancies such as melanomas. With the advent of newer anti-cancer treatment options, it is unclear whether the current guidelines for those with prior cancers remain appropriate. This review will summarize the uncertainties of evidence informing the current recommendations regarding transplant eligibility of patients with prior cancers.
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- Wai H Lim
- Department of Renal Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Van den bosch I, Sprangers B, Gertz M. Multiple myeloma and kidney transplantation: the beginning of a new era. Clin Kidney J 2019; 12:213-215. [PMID: 30976398 PMCID: PMC6452187 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfz003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The introduction of several novel therapeutic agents has improved the outcome in multiple myeloma (MM) patients including those with chronic kidney disease, and it is predicted that MM will become a curable disease in a substantial subset of MM patients. While in the past-because of inferior posttransplant outcomes-renal transplantation was not offered to MM patients, recent data suggest that renal transplantation is a viable treatment option in patients treated with modern anti-myeloma induction therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation achieving durable complete responses. The article of Shah, Ibrahim, Delaney et al. [Risk of relapse of multiple myeloma following kidney transplantation: a case series report. Clin Kidney J 2018 (in this issue)] in the current issue of Clinical Kidney Journal adds to this evidence and highlights the limitations and outstanding questions concerning renal transplantation in MM patients.
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- Ines Van den bosch
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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