[Utility of the Predictive Score for Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Patients with Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer]

Cisplatin(CDDP)-induced nephrotoxicity(CIN)is a critical complication of chemotherapy. Among patients undergoing chemotherapy with CDDP, short-hydration, and magnesium supplementation for lung cancer, this study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of CIN and utility of the predictive score.

Patients who underwent chemotherapy with CDDP for lung cancer were retrospectively investigated. A multiple logistic regression analysis to detect the risk factors for CIN and receiver operating characteristic analysis to examine the discrimination of the predictive score were performed.

A total of 111 patients were included, with a total count of chemotherapy courses of 402 and a median count of chemotherapy courses of 4. CIN occurred in 9.9% of the patients, with grade 2 and higher in 7.2% and 87% of the CIN cases detected in the initial course, respectively. The significantly independent risk factors for CIN included the number of chemotherapy courses, female gender, and predictive score. The discriminative power of the predictive score was moderate.

The predictive score for CIN was simple and useful in patients undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer with CDDP, short-hydration, and magnesium supplementation, even in late courses.