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ArticleClinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN2026

Kidney Transplantation in Childhood-Onset ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors.

Giorgio Trivioli, Marco Allinovi, Elio Di Marcantonio, Natasha A Jawa, Antonella Trivelli, Jing Yang, Ryszard Grenda, Jacek Rubik, Aladdin J Mohammad, Sara Testa and 32 more

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Giorgio TrivioliDepartment of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1578-4402
Marco AllinoviNephrology and Transplantation Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9949-3543
Elio Di MarcantonioNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Nuovo San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Natasha A JawaSchool of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7600-7178
Antonella TrivelliDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Scientific Institute for Research and Health Care Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3538-5751
Jing YangDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Ryszard GrendaDepartment of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation and Hypertension, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6814-6589
Jacek RubikDepartment of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation and Hypertension, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Aladdin J MohammadDepartment of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7169-6936
Sara TestaFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Paediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3062-8985
Timo JahnukainenDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1815-7327
Bora GulhanDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Rezan TopalogluDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6423-0927
Xavier PuéchalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3573-9203
Joanna Kosałka-WęgielDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1013-2253
Ismail DursunDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0191-4344
Isabella GuzzoNephrology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Research Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4960-3083
Andrea PasiniPediatric Nephrology Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
Mikhail M KostikHospital Pediatry, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-1180-8086
Louise OniDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1532-2390
Elisa ButiNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
Francesca BecherucciNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1011-7291
Giulia PalazziniNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-2925-9490
Gabriella MoroniNephrology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4955-6061
Seza OzenDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-2883-7868
Audrey LaurentHôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices civils de Lyon, Service de Néphrologie, Rhumatologie et Dermatologie pédiatriques, Lyon, France.
Jerome HarambatPediatric Nephrology Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
Claire DossierPediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Derbre, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7918-2879
Stephen D MarksDepartment of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9850-8352
Annette BruchfeldDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9752-9941
Gianmarco LugliNephrology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6626-3258
Alessandra BettiolDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Giacomo EmmiItaly and Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgery and Health Sciences, Cattinara University Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9575-8321
Paola RomagnaniNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1774-8088
Moin A SaleemChildren's Renal Unit, Bristol Children's Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9808-4518
Nicholas WarePaediatric Nephrology Department, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Jianhua ZhouDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2468-4131
Chia Wei TeohDivision of Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5994-0799
Gian Marco GhiggeriDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Scientific Institute for Research and Health Care Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3659-9062
Damien NooneStollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Augusto VaglioNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3814-9172
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Abstract

key pointsAmong 72 patients with childhood-onset ANCA-associated vasculitis, kidney transplant survival was good (86%). ANCA-associated vasculitis relapse occurred in 8 patients (11%), a median of 71 months after transplantation and resulted in graft failure in only one case. Positive ANCA at the time of transplantation did not predict graft failure but was associated with a higher risk of relapse and worse graft function.

backgroundANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is rare in children, and results in kidney failure in up to one third of cases. There is very limited knowledge on kidney transplantation in childhood-onset AAV. We assessed kidney transplantation outcomes and prognostic factors in a multicenter cohort of patients with childhood-onset AAV.

methodsPatients diagnosed with AAV during childhood (≤18 years) who received a kidney transplant were included in this retrospective study. We determined patient and graft survival, rates of chronic graft dysfunction (defined as eGFR <60 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 for ≥3 months) and AAV relapse, and assessed determinants of outcome with logistic regression models. Patients were matched 1:2 for age, sex, and era of transplantation with non-AAV recipients from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and their graft survival was compared.

resultsWe included 72 patients, of whom 53 (74%) had microscopic polyangiitis and 19 (26%) granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Their median age (interquartile range at the time of diagnosis and transplantation was 12 (9-14) and 14 (12-16) years, respectively. After a median post-transplant follow-up of 53 months (interquartile range, 25-97), 70 patients (97%) were alive, 62 (86%) had a functioning graft, 28 (39%) had developed chronic graft dysfunction, and 8 (11%) had experienced AAV relapse. Graft survival was comparable between AAV and non-AAV recipients. Acute rejection was the only independent predictor of graft failure (hazard ratio [HR], 12.11; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19 to 122.49). Positive ANCA at the time of transplantation was significantly associated with a chronic graft dysfunction (HR, 4.16; 95% CI, 1.71 to 10.13) and AAV relapse (HR, 23.1; 95% CI, 2.67 to 200.28).

conclusionsPatients with childhood-onset AAV show good overall and graft survival after kidney transplantation and a low rate of post-transplant relapse. Further studies are warranted to confirm whether positive ANCA at the time of transplantation is associated with poorer graft outcomes.

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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisKidney TransplantationAdolescentAge of OnsetChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansMalePrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsANCAchildrenchronic graft deteriorationdelayed graft functionESKDglomerular diseasesimmunosuppressionvasculitis

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PMCPMC12959740

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