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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 100041
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.100041
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.100041
Table 2 Characteristics of study population
| Characteristics | All patients (n = 104) | No COVID-19 infection | COVID-19 breakthrough | P value |
| Median age (IQR), year | 50 (41-59) | 50 (41-59) | 50 (44-59) | 0.48 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.33 | |||
| Female | 45 (43.3) | 41 (45.1) | 4 (30.8) | |
| Male | 59 (56.7) | 50 (54.9) | 9 (69.2) | |
| Race, n (%) | 0.65 | |||
| Black | 51 (49.0) | 44 (48.4) | 7 (53.8) | |
| White | 49 (47.1) | 44 (48.4) | 5 (38.5) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (2.9) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (7.7) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 100 (96.1) | 87 (85.6) | 13 (100) | 0.44 |
| Diabetes | 49 (47.1) | 39 (42.9) | 10 (76.9) | 0.21 |
| COPD | 4 (3.8) | 3 (3.3) | 1 (7.7) | 0.44 |
| Asthma | 4 (3.8) | 4 (4.4) | 0 | 0.44 |
| Current smoker | 5 (4.8) | 5 (5.5) | 0 | 0.39 |
| Coronary artery disease | 10 (9.6) | 10 (11.0) | 0 | 0.21 |
| Prior kidney transplant, n (%) | 11 (10.6) | 11 (12.1) | 0 | 0.18 |
| COVID-19 vaccine dose, n (%) | 0.6 | |||
| 0 | 3 (2.9) | 3 (3.3) | 0 | |
| 1 | 6 (5.8) | 5 (5.5) | 1 (7.7) | |
| 2 | 41 (39.4) | 38 (41.8) | 3 (23.1) | |
| 3 | 38 (36.5) | 31 (34.1) | 7 (53.8) | |
| 4 | 16 (15.4) | 14 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | |
| Donor type, n (%) | 0.45 | |||
| Deceased | 83 (79.8) | 71 (78.0) | 12 (92.3) | |
| Living | 21 (20.2) | 20 (22.0) | 1 (7.7) | |
| KDPI (%), n (%) | 0.27 | |||
| 0-20 | 24 (29.3) | 22 (31.4) | 2 (16.7) | |
| 21-34 | 14 (17.1) | 13 (18.6) | 1 (8.3) | |
| 35-85 | 44 (53.7) | 35 (50.0) | 9 (75.0) | |
| cPRA (%), n (%) | 0.02 | |||
| 0 | 36 (34.6) | 32 (35.2) | 4 (30.8) | |
| 1-20 | 19 (18.3) | 18 (19.8) | 1 (7.7) | |
| 21-79 | 26 (25.0) | 18 (19.8) | 8 (61.5) | |
| 80-97 | 13 (12.5) | 13 (14.3) | 0 | |
| 98-100 | 10 (9.6) | 10 (11.0) | 0 | |
| ABDR Ag mismatch, n (%) | 0.15 | |||
| 0 | 7 (6.7) | 4 (4.4) | 3 (23.1) | |
| 1 | 3 (2.9) | 3 (3.3) | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 (5.8) | 6 (6.6) | 0 | |
| 3 | 17 (16.3) | 16 (17.6) | 1 (7.7) | |
| 4 | 28 (26.9) | 25 (27.5) | 3 (23.1) | |
| 5 | 27 (26.0) | 22 (24.2) | 5 (38.5) | |
| 6 | 16 (15.4) | 15 (16.5) | 1 (7.7) | |
| Delayed graft function, n (%) | 17 (16.3) | 15 (16.5) | 2 (15.4) | 0.92 |
| Induction immunosuppression, n (%) | 102 (98.1) | 89 (97.8) | 13 (100) | 0.59 |
| Alemtuzumab | 2 (1.9) | 2 (2.2) | 0 | |
| Basiliximab | ||||
| Maintenance immunosuppression, n (%) | 1 | |||
| Tacrolimus | 104 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | |
| Mycophenolate | 104 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | |
| Prednisone | 96 (92.3) | 84 (92.3) | 12 (92.31) |
- Citation: El Chediak A, Ahuja D, Bruns C, Simard R, Spence K, Gul A, Forbes RC, Concepcion BP. Prophylactic role of tixagevimab/cilgavimab for COVID-19 in newly transplanted kidney recipients: Single-center experience and review of literature. World J Transplant 2025; 15(4): 100041
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i4/100041.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.100041