β-Trace Protein and β2-Microglobulin do not Improve Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Transplant Recipients Compared With Creatinine and Cystatin C

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BACKGROUND: Reliable estimates of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are important for detecting changes in graft function in kidney transplant recipients. Current eGFR equations are based on plasma creatinine and/or cystatin C; however, these are associated with significant bias. This study investigated if equations based on β-trace protein (BTP) and β2-microglobulin (B2M) performed better than the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations based on creatinine and cystatin C among kidney transplant recipients.

METHODS: We included samples and data from the clinical trial CONTEXT. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was measured by plasma clearance of an exogenous marker. The eGFR was calculated using the CKD-EPI equations for estimating GFR from BTP and/or B2M and the 2021 CKD-EPI creatinine and creatinine-cystatin C equations. The GFR estimates were evaluated 3 (n = 82) and 12 (n = 64) months after transplant using mean bias, precision, and accuracy. Furthermore, we analyzed the ability of the equations to correctly classify the direction of changes in measured GFR from 3 to 12 months.

RESULTS: Among the BTP- and B2M-based equations, the combined eGFR-BTP-B2M performed best with respect to precision (SD = 7.64 mL/min/1.73 m2) and accuracy (±10% from measured GFR = 36%). The eGFR-BTP-B2M and the eGFR-creatinine-cystatin C (2021) performed similarly when comparing precision, accuracy, and residuals (P = .481). The BTP- and/or B2M-based equations did not perform better than the eGFR-creatinine-cystatin C (2021) in correctly classifying the direction of changes in measured GFR from 3 to 12 months.

CONCLUSIONS: β-trace protein and/or B2M do not improve the estimation of GFR when compared with creatinine- and cystatin C-based 2021 CKD-EPI equations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Transplantation proceedings - 55(2023), 9 vom: 06. Nov., Seite 2071-2078

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kure, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Krogstrup, Nicoline V [VerfasserIn]
Oltean, Mihai [VerfasserIn]
Jespersen, Bente [VerfasserIn]
Birn, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Marie Bodilsen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AYI8EX34EU
Comparative Study
Creatinine
Cystatin C
EC 5.3.99.2
Journal Article
Prostaglandin R2 D-isomerase

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Date Completed 20.11.2023

Date Revised 20.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.025

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NLM363004599