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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Euvolemic hyponatremia in cancer patients. Report of the Hyponatremia Registry: an observational multicenter international study.

Volker Burst, Franziska Grundmann, Torsten Kubacki, Arthur Greenberg, Despina Rudolf, Abdulla Salahudeen, Joseph Verbalis, Christian Grohé

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Volker BurstDepartment II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. volker.burst@uk-koeln.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0256-6628
Franziska GrundmannDepartment II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Torsten KubackiDepartment II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Arthur GreenbergDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Despina RudolfOtsuka Pharma GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany.
Abdulla SalahudeenRenal Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX, USA.
Joseph VerbalisGeorgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Christian GrohéDepartment of Respiratory Diseases, Ev. Lungenklinik Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
University of Cologne · DEDuke Medical Center · USEvangelische Lungenklinik Berlin · DEGeorgetown University · USOtsuka (Germany) · DEThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHyponatremia secondary to SIADH is frequent in cancer patients and potentially deleterious. The aim of this sub-analysis of the Hyponatremia Registry database is to analyze current diagnostic and therapeutic management practices in cancer patients with SIADH.

methodsWe analyzed 358 cancer patients who had serum sodium concentration ([Na

resultsPrecise diagnostic testing was performed in only 46%. Almost 12% of all patients did not receive any hyponatremia treatment. The most frequent therapies were fluid restriction (20%), isotonic saline (14%), fluid restriction/isotonic saline (7%), tolvaptan (8%), and salt tablets (7%). Hypertonic saline was used in less than 3%. Tolvaptan produced the greatest median rate of [Na

conclusionsAlthough essential for successful hyponatremia management, appropriate diagnostic testing is not routinely performed in current practice. The most frequently employed monotherapies were often ineffective and sometimes even aggravated hyponatremia. Tolvaptan was used less often but showed significantly greater effectiveness. Despite clear evidence that hyponatremia is associated with poor outcome in oncology patients, most patients were discharged still hyponatremic. Further studies are needed to assess the beneficial impact of hyponatremia correction with effective therapies.

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AgedHumansHyponatremiaInappropriate ADH SyndromeMiddle AgedRegistriesCancerFluid restrictionHyponatremiaIsotonic salineSyndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)Tolvaptan

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PMCPMC5445151
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