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Pre-clinical Evaluation of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Acute Leukemia
Published on: September 18, 2013
Primary Tumor Infiltration and Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Sae Aratani1, Sho Aburakawa1, Tsuyoshi Ryotokuji2
1Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School.
Abstract:
In patients with hematologic malignancies, acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most common kidney complication requiring nephrologist consultation. Although the causes of AKI are multifactorial, primary tumor infiltration is rare in patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). This makes it challenging to determine the cause of AKI and the optimal chemotherapy regimen for AML. We describe two cases of AML (French-American-British classification: M2, M4) in patients with AKI requiring hemodialysis. We successfully identified the cause of AKI as primary leukemic infiltration and started induction chemotherapy in the setting of hemodialysis. This treatment significantly improved renal function and resulted in AML remission. In this report, we describe several clinical characteristics of AKI due to primary tumor infiltration. In addition, we emphasize the importance of onconephrology, a new subspecialty concerned with the complex relationship between the kidneys and cancer.
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