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ArticleClinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN2020

Response to First Course of Intensified Immunosuppression in Genetically Stratified Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome.

Anna E Mason, Ethan S Sen, Agnieszka Bierzynska, Elizabeth Colby, Maryam Afzal, Guillaume Dorval, Ania B Koziell, Maggie Williams, Olivia Boyer, Gavin I Welsh and 2 more

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Article in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. KDOQI US Commentary on the KDIGO 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Nephrotic Syndrome in Children.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2026
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  11. Long-Term Outcomes in Nephrotic Syndrome by Kidney Biopsy Diagnosis and Proteinuria.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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  17. The Role of Genetic Testing in Adult CKD.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna E MasonBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7920-8186
Ethan S SenBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0135-6546
Agnieszka BierzynskaBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth ColbyBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Maryam AfzalBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Guillaume DorvalDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Reference Center for Hereditary Kidney Diseases, Necker Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Ania B KoziellDivision of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology, Department of Experimental Immunobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Maggie WilliamsBristol Genetics Laboratory, Pathology Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Olivia BoyerDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Reference Center for Hereditary Kidney Diseases, Necker Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Gavin I WelshBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Moin A SaleemBristol Renal, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
UK RaDaR/NephroS Study
University of Bristol · GBAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRKing's College London · GBSouthmead Hospital · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0800571Medical Research Council MR/R013942/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesIntensified immunosuppression in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome is broadly applied, with disparate outcomes. This review of patients from the United Kingdom National Study of Nephrotic Syndrome cohort aimed to improve disease stratification by determining, in comprehensively genetically screened patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, if there is an association between response to initial intensified immunosuppression and disease progression and/or post-transplant recurrence. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Pediatric patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome were recruited

resultsOf 271 patients, 178 (92 males, median onset age 4.7 years) received intensified immunosuppression with response available. A total of 4% of patients with monogenic disease showed complete response, compared with 25% of genetic-testing-negative patients (

conclusionsPatients with monogenic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome had a poor therapeutic response and no post-transplant recurrence. In genetic-testing-negative patients, there was an association between response to first intensified immunosuppression and long-term outcome. Patients with complete response rarely progressed to kidney failure, whereas nonresponders had poor kidney survival and a high post-transplant recurrence rate. Patients with secondary steroid resistance were more likely to respond, particularly to rituximab.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCyclophosphamideCyclosporineDisease ProgressionDrug ResistanceFemaleGenetic TestingHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsInfantInfant, NewbornKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationCyclophosphamideCyclosporineImmunosuppressive AgentsRituximabSteroidsTacrolimusBase SequenceBiopsyCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionExomeGenetic Testingimmunosuppressionnephrotic syndromepediatric nephrologyprogression of renal failureRadarRegistriesRenal InsufficiencyRituximabtransplant outcomes

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PMID32317330
PMCPMC7341765
OpenAlexW3016830759

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