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May 29, 2026Journal of Clinical Oncology0 citations

Risk of renal adverse events (RE-AE) and electrolyte changes with immunotherapy (IT) in a real-world cohort.

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ABAmeed BawwabXCXiaoying ChenEZEmily C. Zabor

Key Points

  • To evaluate the incidence of renal adverse events and longitudinal electrolyte changes following immunotherapy in cancer patients.
  • Retrospective cohort study of 5,556 adult cancer patients treated at Cleveland Clinic from 2010–2022.
  • Compared outcomes of immunotherapy versus non-immunotherapy regimens for advanced-stage cancers.
  • Analyzed renal adverse events and electrolyte changes using Poisson regression and mixed-effects models.
  • 195 renal adverse events occurred during the study (46 in IT group and 149 in non-IT group).
  • No significantly increased risk for AKI (HR 0.99), CKD (HR 1.5), or composite RE-AEs (HR 1.3) associated with IT exposure.
  • IT was linked to higher mean CO₂ and calcium levels and lower urine pH compared to non-IT (P < 0.05).

Abstract

11149 Background: IT is used across multiple tumor types but is linked to immune-related AE (irAE), including RE-AEs. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most common renal irAE (1–2%); however, real-world comparative data on RE-AE 38% were female. During median follow-up of 14 months (CI 6-34), 195 RE-AEs occurred (IT: 46; non-IT: 149). The incidence rates per 100 person years were 0.18 (0.13, 0.24) in IT group CKD HR 1.5 (0.97–2.4); RE-AE HR 1.3 (0.9–1.7)]. Most RE-AEs were CTCAE grade II–III. Immunomodulatory therapy was used in 15%, primarily steroids, with a 50% response rate. Longitudinal analyses showed IT was associated with higher mean CO₂ & calcium compared with non-IT (P < 0.05), but not other labs (Table 1). While on therapy, IT was associated with lower urine pH (β = -0.37, CI -0.69 -0.04) but no other UA parameter changes were noted. Conclusions: In this large real-world cohort, IT was not associated with an increased incidence of RE-AE compared with non-IT therapy, suggesting that stringent trial exclusion criteria for baseline renal impairment may be unnecessarily restrictive. IT was associated with statistically significant changes in calcium, CO₂, & urine pH, the clinical significance of which remains uncertain. Laboratory parameter Estimate 95% CI Sodium 0.14 -0.04 – 0.32 Potassium 0.02 -0.001 – 0.04 BUN -0.03 -0.59 – 0.54 Creatinine 0.02 -0.003 – 0.05 CO2/ Bicarbonate 0.16 0.001 – 0.32 Calcium 0.10 0.067 – 0.14 Chloride 0.18 -0.038 – 0.4 GFR -1.59 -4.73 – 1.55 Phosphorus -0.11 -0.25 – 0.04

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192ea9fab5b468c4417ce3https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.11149
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