Use and Safety of Remdesivir in Kidney Transplant Recipients With COVID-19

© 2021 International Society of Nephrology. Published by Elsevier Inc..

INTRODUCTION: Remdesivir has demonstrated antiviral activity against coronavirus, shortening the time to recovery in adults hospitalized with moderate/severe COVID-19. Severe adverse events such as acute kidney injury have been reported. Scant data are available on the use and safety of remdesivir in kidney transplant recipients.

METHODS: We present a multicenter cohort study of 51 kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 treated with remdesivir. Outcomes and safety were assessed.

RESULTS: Mean age at diagnosis was 60 years, with a median time since kidney transplant of 4.5 years. Mean time since admission to remdesivir was 2 days. Twenty-eight patients (54.9%) required mechanical ventilation (19 noninvasive). Mortality was 18.9% and markedly higher if aged ≥65 years (45% vs. 3.2% in younger patients). Acute kidney injury was present in 27.7% of patients, but was diagnosed in 50% before treatment. No patients required remdesivir discontinuation because of adverse events. We did not find significant hepatoxicity or systemic symptoms resulting from the drug.

CONCLUSION: In our cohort of kidney transplant recipients, remdesivir was well tolerated and safe in renal and hepatic toxicity, but randomized trials are needed to assess its efficacy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Kidney international reports - 6(2021), 9 vom: 30. Sept., Seite 2305-2315

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Buxeda, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Arias-Cabrales, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Sáez, María José [VerfasserIn]
Cacho, Judit [VerfasserIn]
Cabello Pelegrin, Sheila [VerfasserIn]
Melilli, Edoardo [VerfasserIn]
Aladrén, María José [VerfasserIn]
Galeano, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzo, Inmaculada [VerfasserIn]
Mazuecos, Auxiliadora [VerfasserIn]
Saura, Isabel María [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Fuentes, María Del Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Cámara, Luis Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Siverio, Orlando [VerfasserIn]
Martin, María Luisa [VerfasserIn]
González-García, Elena [VerfasserIn]
López, Verónica [VerfasserIn]
Martin-Moreno, Paloma Leticia [VerfasserIn]
Moina, Iñigo [VerfasserIn]
Moral Berrio, Esperanza [VerfasserIn]
Moreso, Francesc [VerfasserIn]
Portolés, José María [VerfasserIn]
Santana-Estupiñán, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Zárraga, Sofía [VerfasserIn]
Canal, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Álvarez, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Pascual, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Crespo, Marta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute kidney injury
Immunosuppression
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Remdesivir
SARS-CoV2l

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Date Revised 26.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ekir.2021.06.023

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327961392