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ArticleFrontiers in nephrology2025

The safety of percutaneous renal biopsy for acute kidney injury in metastatic renal cell cancer patients with reduced nephron mass.

Tomaz Milanez, Vinay Srinivasan, Vladimir Premru, Miha Arnol, Janja Ocvirk, Edgar A Jaimes

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Tomaz MilanezDivision of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Vinay SrinivasanDivision of Nephrology, Cooper University Hospital and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, United States.
Vladimir PremruDepartment of Nephrology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Miha ArnolDepartment of Nephrology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Janja OcvirkDivision of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Edgar A JaimesRenal Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.

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X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
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Abstract

Background: Percutaneous renal biopsy (PRB) provides valuable information to guide treatment decisions in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) after systemic anticancer therapy (SACT). The rising incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the substantial impact of SACT on overall survival suggest a higher prevalence of RCC patients with reduced nephron mass and a solitary kidney (SK) requiring PRB for AKI. However, safety data on SK biopsies are scarce, and the potential for dialysis-requiring complications may deter clinicians. Methods: This retrospective case series reports the safety of 13 PRBs in 12 mRCC patients with reduced nephron mass who developed AKI during SACT as well as six PRBs in six patients with metastatic solid malignancies and AKI, which developed during SACT. Results: Eleven biopsies in mRCC patients and five biopsies in patients with metastatic solid malignancies were uneventful. One patient with mRCC experienced a major bleeding event due to an arteriovenous (AV) fistula seven days post-procedure, while another mRCC patient developed macrohematuria within 24 hours. In the group of patients with metastatic solid malignancies, one patient experienced a small perinephric hematoma during the observational period. Despite the small sample size, individual chart reviews and direct management of adverse events allowed assessment of the association between biopsy and complications. Conclusion: Until further data become available, a longer observation period is recommended for these patient cohorts compared to the general population. Further studies are needed to develop consensus guidelines for PRB in mRCC patients with reduced nephron mass.

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acute kidney injurycomplicationsrenal biopsyrenal cell carcinomasolitary kidney

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PMCPMC12364680

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