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Urinary retinol binding protein predicts renal outcome in systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis

Rezk, T; Salota, R; Gan, JJ; Lachmann, HJ; Fontana, M; Siew, K; Martinez-Naharro, A; ... Gillmore, JD; + view all (2021) Urinary retinol binding protein predicts renal outcome in systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis. British Journal of Haematology 10.1111/bjh.17706. Green open access

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Abstract

Summary: Renal risk stratification in systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is according to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urinary protein creatinine ratio (uPCR), the latter attributed to glomerular dysfunction, with proximal tubular dysfunction (PTD) little studied. Urinary retinol binding protein 4 (uRBP), a low molecular weight tubular protein and highly sensitive marker of PTD, was prospectively measured in 285 newly diagnosed, untreated patients with systemic AL amyloidosis between August 2017 to August 2018. At diagnosis, the uRBP/creatinine ratio (uRBPCR) correlated with serum creatinine (r = 0·618, P < 0·0001), uPCR (r = 0·422, P < 0·0001) as well as both fractional excretion of phosphate and urate (r = 0·563, P < 0·0001). Log uRBPCR at diagnosis was a strong independent predictor of end-stage renal disease {hazard ratio [HR] 2·65, [95% confidence interval (CI) 1·06–6·64]; P = 0·038}, particularly in patients with an eGFR >30 ml/min/1.73 m2 [HR 4·11, (95% CI 1·45–11·65); P = 0·008] and those who failed to achieve a deep haematological response to chemotherapy within 3 months of diagnosis [HR 6·72, (95% CI 1·83–24·74); P = 0·004], and also predicted renal progression [HR 1·91, (95% CI 1·18–3·07); P = 0·008]. Elevated uRBPCR indicates PTD and predicts renal outcomes independently of eGFR, uPCR and clonal response in systemic AL amyloidosis. The role of uRBPCR as a novel prognostic biomarker merits further study, particularly in monoclonal gammopathies of renal significance.

Type: Article
Title: Urinary retinol binding protein predicts renal outcome in systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17706
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.17706
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Hematology, amyloid, myeloma, chemotherapy, renal medicine
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Renal Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10133224
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