title: Effects of cisplatin on different measures of glomerular function in the human kidney with special emphasis on high-dose.
abstract: To investigate the effect of high-dose cisplatin (40 mg/m2 daily for 5 days), 51Cr-EDTA clearance was used as a measure of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). 51Cr-EDTA clearance decreased significantly from 109 +/- 3 ml/min * 1.73 m2 to 68 +/- 3 ml/min * 1.73 m2 after three cycles of cisplatin and remained at this decreased level during the observation period (24 months). To determine the reliability of creatinine as a measure of GFR, we compared the simultaneous clearance of creatinine to that of 51Cr-EDTA. A good correlation between 51Cr-EDTA clearance and creatinine clearance was observed before and 3 months after termination of treatment, but no correlation was found during treatment. S-creatinine decreased significantly during treatment, probably due to muscle wasting. We conclude that s-creatinine and creatinine clearance are unsuitable measures of glomerular function during high-dose cisplatin treatment. All patients developed proteinuria during treatment. The changes in clearance ratios of beta-2-microglobulin/albumin and IgG/albumin show that the proteinuria observed during cisplatin infusion is predominantly of tubular origin, whereas the proteinuria between the treatment periods is mainly of glomerular origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology ONB, Finsen Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daugaard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rossing
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rørth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000418:Albumins / Q000032:analysis; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000139:chemically induced; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012709:Serum Albumin; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D003404:Creatinine; D002945:Cisplatin