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ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2015

Is the eGFR formula adequate for evaluating renal function before chemotherapy in patients with urogenital cancer? A suggestion for clinical application of eGFR formula.

Jiro Uozumi, Mitsuru Noguchi, Yuji Tokuda, Shohei Tobu, Kazuma Udo, Hiroaki Kakinoki, Saya Kurata, Maki Nanri, Yuka Ichibagase, Kohei Takahara

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Jiro UozumiDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan, uozumi@cc.saga-u.ac.jp.
Mitsuru Noguchi
Yuji Tokuda
Shohei Tobu
Kazuma Udo
Hiroaki Kakinoki
Saya Kurata
Maki Nanri
Yuka Ichibagase
Kohei Takahara
Saga University · JP

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backgroundAccurate evaluation of renal function is required before cancer chemotherapy. Various kinds of formula have been developed for estimating creatinine clearance (Ccr) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) conveniently. We retrospectively examined the reliability of the GFR estimating formula using the renal function data in cancer chemotherapy.

methodsClinical data of 12 patients with urogenital cancer from 1998 to 2013 in Saga University Hospital were reviewed. Patients were treated with 6-21 (median 10.5) courses of chemotherapy and those patients underwent 9-29 (median 14.5) times of 24hrCcr tests before and during chemotherapy. We compared estimated GFR (eGFR) with 24hrCcr. In addition, we developed a novel method to estimate the Ccr using the patient-inherent 24hrCcr/eGFR ratio, which is calculated from initial 3 or 4 determinations of 24hrCcr and the corresponding eGFR. Those estimated Ccrs were also compared with 24hrCcr.

resultsThe dissociation between 24hrCcr and eGFR was not constant, and a large dissociation was observed in some cases. The newly devised estimated Ccr demonstrated less dissociation from 24hrCcr compared with eGFR.

conclusionsThe eGFR formula is not adequate for the clinical use in cancer chemotherapy. The absolute value of eGFR is not reliable, but clinical use of eGFR as relative value seems to be acceptable. To avoid troublesome 24hrCcr measurement in long-term cancer chemotherapy, eGFR formula can be used for estimating Ccr in combination with the specific inherent 24hrCcr/eGFR ratio, which is obtained from 3 or 4 times of actual 24hrCcr measurements.

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Glomerular Filtration RateAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCreatinineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUrogenital NeoplasmsYoung AdultAntineoplastic AgentsCreatinine

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