Late effects of anticancer therapy on kidney function in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Abstract

THE CURRENT STATE: Children with curable cancer are potentially at risk of long-term renal sequelae. The nephrotoxicity is considered dose related and includes a variable reduction of glomerular filtration rate along with tubular dysfunction.

SUBJECTIVE:

The aims of the present study were: to analyse kidney damage as well as the clinical course in children treated for ALL, to determine what type of nephrotoxic damage is most frequent in relation with the used treatment, to determine possible risks of acute and chronic nephropathy of anticancer therapy, to standardise evaluation of kidney function in children after their complex antitumourous treatment has finished.

METHODS AND MATERIAL:

We examined a group of 36 children (21 boys, 15 girls, average age at diagnosis of ALL 6.9 years)) treated for ALL using the therapeutical protocol ALL BFM 90. The average period after the treatment had finished was 48 month. The following parameters were examined: urinalysis and urine sediment, clearance of creatinine, tubular resorption, ultrasound of kidneys, 24 hrs proteinuria (PU) and urine concentration of albumine, transferine, alpha-1-microglobuline and Tamm-Horsfall protein. Concentration function of kidneys was examined by test with DDAPV.

RESULTS:

After finish of cytostatic therapy had 19 patients (52.8%) PU. Glomerular PU was found in 3 children (15.8%), in 3 children (15.8%) was found mixed PU and 13 children (68.4%) had tubular PU. Reduction of GFR had 5 patients (13.9%) and 19 patients (52.8%) had reduction of DDAPV test.

CONCLUSION:

Sensitive laboratory analysis of proteinuria is required for timely detection of the most frequent type of kidney damage in the course of treatment with cytostatics but also other concurrently administered drugs. Thus we can reliably detect mainly patients with glomerular/mixed proteinuria who are potentially imperilled by the risk of the development of chronic renal failure. If there is higher level of glomerular/mixed proteinuria even after the treatment has finished, the patients have to undergo another nephrological monitoring. (Tab. 3, Ref. 20.)

• Authors: L Kopecna
• Journal: Bratislavske lekarske listy (Bratisl Lek Listy) Vol. 102 Issue 8 Pg. 357-60 ( 2001) ISSN: 0006-9248 [Print] Slovakia
• PMID: 11763664 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Cytarabine
• Vincristine
• Cyclophosphamide
• Mercaptopurine
• Asparaginase
• Prednisone
• Methotrexate
• Daunorubicin

Topics

• Adolescent
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Asparaginase (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Cyclophosphamide (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Cytarabine (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Daunorubicin (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Kidney (drug effects, physiopathology)
• Kidney Function Tests
• Male
• Mercaptopurine (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Methotrexate (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (drug therapy)
• Prednisone (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Vincristine (administration & dosage, adverse effects)