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World J Nephrol. Jun 25, 2025; 14(2): 105166
Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.105166
Anti-nuclear cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis and kidney cancer: A mini review
Samuel Wilding, Henry H L Wu, Nina Brown, Rajkumar Chinnadurai
Samuel Wilding, Nina Brown, Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Donal O’Donoghue Renal Research Center and Department of Renal Medicine, Northern Care Alliance National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
Henry H L Wu, Renal Research, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and The University of Sydney, Sydney 2065, Australia
Author contributions: Wu HHL and Chinnadurai R designed the outline and coordinated the writing of the paper; Wilding S performed majority of the writing; Chinnadurai R prepared the figure; Wu HHL, Brown N and Chinnadurai R provided review of the draft versions of the paper prior to submission of the final version; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests in this article.
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Corresponding author: Henry H L Wu, Renal Research, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and The University of Sydney, Reserve Road, St. Leonards (Sydney), Sydney 2065, Australia. henrywu96@yahoo.com
Received: January 14, 2025
Revised: February 26, 2025
Accepted: March 8, 2025
Published online: June 25, 2025
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Core Tip: There are numerous etiologies proposed which may explain for the associations between anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) and kidney cancer, such as immunosuppressive agents prescribed for treatment of AAV leading to increased kidney cancer risk. Nevertheless, there remains variability in published incidence rates and a lack of high-quality multi-center studies looking specifically into the incidence of kidney cancer at AAV diagnosis and on follow-up post-initiation of AAV treatment. A greater clinical awareness of the increased risk of cancer in AAV patients is needed, to promote prompt urological assessment and promote risk reduction measures in this patient population.