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Bian X, Qu X, Zhang J, Nang SC, Bergen PJ, Tony Zhou Q, Chan HK, Feng M, Li J. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of peptide antibiotics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 183:114171. [PMID: 35189264 PMCID: PMC10019944 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health challenge. As few new efficacious antibiotics will become available in the near future, peptide antibiotics continue to be major therapeutic options for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. Rational use of antibiotics requires optimisation of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for the treatment of different types of infections. Toxicodynamics must also be considered to improve the safety of antibiotic use and, where appropriate, to guide therapeutic drug monitoring. This review focuses on the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics/toxicodynamics of peptide antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens. Optimising antibiotic exposure at the infection site is essential for improving their efficacy and minimising emergence of resistance.
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- Xingchen Bian
- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Shanghai, China; National Health Commission & National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Shanghai, China; National Health Commission & National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Phase I Unit, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Shanghai, China; National Health Commission & National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Phase I Unit, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Advanced Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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Yasin S, Holley JL. When ESKD complicates cancer screening and cancer treatment. Semin Dial 2020; 33:236-244. [PMID: 32274869 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) affects the recommended screening, incidence, treatment, and mortality of cancer. Cancer occurring in a patient with ESKD can influence candidacy for kidney transplantation as well as dialysis decision-making and cancer treatment. Certain cancers are more common among ESKD patients, notably, viral-mediated cancers that are associated with human papilloma or hepatitis viruses, and urothelial cancers associated with analgesic and Balkan nephropathies. Solid tumors are not believed to occur more frequently in ESKD patients. The presence of ESKD may confer a higher risk of post-surgical complications as well as mortality. The cost-effectiveness of cancer screening depends upon individual cancer risk and estimated overall survival. The high mortality associated with ESKD argues against routine cancer screening in dialysis patients. Cancer treatment in ESKD may be complicated by the need to avoid, adjust doses of and/or coordinate the timing of administration of imaging contrast, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy with dialysis treatments. There is a general dearth of information on the treatment of cancer in ESKD patients. These issues will be discussed, and some general guidelines presented based upon the current literature.
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- Saddam Yasin
- Carle Foundation Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Urbana, IL, USA
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- The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champaign and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA
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Rodríguez N, Gómez M, Rico N, María Campistol J, Maduell F. Vancomycin hemodialysis: Clearance differences between high‐flux hemodialysis and on‐line hemodiafiltration. Artif Organs 2018; 43:261-269. [DOI: 10.1111/aor.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Néstor Rodríguez
- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department Hospital Clinic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia i Trasplantament (LENIT), Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica (FCRB) Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department Hospital Clinic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department Hospital Clinic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department Hospital Clinic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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Katsuragawa F, Nagahama K, Naito S, Tsuura Y, Otani M, Koide T, Nishiyama S, Yanagi T, Nanamatsu A, Aki S, Aoyagi M, Tanaka H, Rai T, Uchida S. Ruptured infected aneurysm of the thoracic aorta associated with tunneled dialysis catheter-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a hemodialysis patient. CEN Case Rep 2018; 7:325-329. [PMID: 29987666 PMCID: PMC6181888 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-018-0352-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Patients with an indwelling tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC) for hemodialysis access are at a high risk of developing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. MRSA bacteremia complications rarely include infected aneurysm. Here, we report the first case of an infected thoracic aneurysm associated with TDC-related MRSA bacteremia. An 86-year-old Japanese male with a TDC for hemodialysis access developed TDC-related MRSA bacteremia. Intravenous vancomycin was initiated, and the TDC was removed on day 3. Despite removal of the catheter and initiation of vancomycin treatment, MRSA bacteremia persisted. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed no aneurysm; however, calcification of the thoracic aorta was detected on admission. The patient subsequently developed hemosputum. CT revealed a thoracic aneurysm, which turned out to be caused by MRSA bacteremia. The patient eventually died because of the rupture of the infected aneurysm, as confirmed by autopsy. This report demonstrates TDC management in a patient with TDC-related MRSA bacteremia and the importance of investigating a metastatic infection to a calcified artery if bacteremia persists.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Intravenous
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aneurysm, Infected/complications
- Aneurysm, Infected/diagnostic imaging
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
- Aorta, Thoracic/diagnostic imaging
- Aorta, Thoracic/microbiology
- Aorta, Thoracic/pathology
- Asian People/ethnology
- Bacteremia/complications
- Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects
- Catheters, Indwelling/microbiology
- Central Venous Catheters/adverse effects
- Central Venous Catheters/microbiology
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Male
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Renal Dialysis/adverse effects
- Rupture
- Staphylococcal Infections/complications
- Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Vancomycin/administration & dosage
- Vancomycin/therapeutic use
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- Fumiko Katsuragawa
- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 238-8558, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pedrazzoli P, Silvestris N, Santoro A, Secondino S, Brunetti O, Longo V, Mancini E, Mariucci S, Rampino T, Delfanti S, Brugnatelli S, Cinieri S. Management of patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing chemotherapy: recommendations of the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Medica (AIOM) and the Società Italiana di Nefrologia (SIN). ESMO Open 2017; 2:e000167. [PMID: 29209521 PMCID: PMC5703391 DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2017-000167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background The overall risk of some cancers is increased in patients receiving regular dialysis treatment due to chronic oxidative stress, a weakened immune system and enhanced genomic damage. These patients could benefit from the same antineoplastic treatment delivered to patients with normal renal function, but a better risk/benefit ratio could be achieved by establishing specific guidelines. Key considerations are which chemotherapeutic agent to use, adjustment of dosages and timing of dialysis in relation to the administration of chemotherapy. Methods We have reviewed available data present in the literature, including recommendations and expert opinions on cancer risk and use of chemotherapeutic agents in patients with end-stage renal disease. Experts selected by the boards of the societies provided additional information which helped greatly in clarifying some issues on which clear-cut information was missing or available data were conflicting. Results Data on the optimal use of chemotherapeutic agents or on credible schemes of polychemotherapy in haemodialysed patients are sparse and mainly derive from case reports or small case series. However, recommendations on dosing and timing of dialysis can be proposed for the most prescribed chemotherapeutic agents. Discussion The use of chemotherapeutic agents as single agents, or in combination, can be safely given in patients with end-stage renal disease. Appropriate dosage adjustments should be considered based on drug dialysability and pharmacokinetics. Coordinated care between oncologists, nephrologists and pharmacists is of pivotal importance to optimise drug delivery and timing of dialysis.
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- Paolo Pedrazzoli
- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale di Taranto, Taranto, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, Sen. Antonio Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy
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Amet S, Zimner-Rapuch S, Launay-Vacher V, Janus N, Deray G. Malaria Prophylaxis in Patients with Renal Impairment. Drug Saf 2013; 36:83-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s40264-013-0017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The increased incidence of cancer in dialysis patients has been discussed since the mid-70s. Consequently, oncologists, nephrologists and pharmacists are increasingly facing challenging situations of cytotoxic drug handling in dialysis patients. In dialysis patients, two main issues must be considered. First, renal function of hemodialysis (HD) patients is no longer functional. Therefore, these patients may necessitate drug dosage reduction, namely drug prescription, must be cautiously checked before administration with appropriate dosage adjustment whenever necessary to ensure efficacy while avoiding overdosage and related side effects. Secondly, drug clearance by dialysis must be taken into account for appropriate chemotherapy timing in order to avoid drug removal, which may result in a loss of efficacy. METHODS We reviewed the international literature on the pharmacokinetics, efficacy, tolerance and dosage adjustment of anticancer drugs used on hemodialysis cancer patients, using the key words: kidney, renal, dialysis, hemodialysis, end-stage renal disease and the name of each drug. RESULTS Only case reports and small series were found. 57.1% of the drugs need dosage adjustment and 64.3% should be administered after the dialysis session. CONCLUSION Cancer treatment in feasible in dialysis patients. Some drugs require dosage adaptation while others can be given as in patients with normal kidney function. These patients need coordinated care between oncologists, nephrologists and pharmacists to optimize drug delivery and logistics. Frailty scores, like in oncogeriatrics, should be built to optimally adapt cancer treatments in these dialysis patients.
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INTRODUCTION The increased incidence of cancer in dialysis patients has been discussed since the mid 1970s. Furthermore, the emergence of targeted therapies (TT) requires oncologists, nephrologists and pharmacists to question themselves about the handling of these new classes of drugs in dialysis patients. While the cytotoxic drugs have been used in oncology for a long time, these new molecules are recent and clinical studies on their management in dialysis patients are missing. METHODS We reviewed the international literature on the pharmacokinetics, efficacy, tolerance and dosage adjustment of TT used in hemodialysis cancer patients, using the following keywords: kidney; renal; dialysis; hemodialysis; end-stage renal disease and the name of each drug. RESULTS As described for cytotoxic drugs, there are only case reports or series published in the international literature. However, it is possible to propose some recommendations on TT handling in dialysis patients. It is not necessary to adapt the dose of monoclonal antibodies in dialysis patients. But it is important to considerer that this "class effect" is not true for all the other classes of drugs. In fact, the pharmacokinetic of tyrosine kinase inhibitors varies from drug to drug. CONCLUSION The use of TT is possible in dialysis patients. However, many drugs require special attention in dialysis. In addition, because these drugs are new, it is important that oncologists, nephrologists, and pharmacists remain up to date about the management of TT in dialysis patients.
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Vandecasteele SJ, De Vriese AS. Recent changes in vancomycin use in renal failure. Kidney Int 2010; 77:760-4. [DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tarrass F, Benjelloun M, Benjelloun O. ¿Cómo manejar al paciente renal en la pandemia de la gripe A (H1N1)? Actas Urol Esp 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Janus N, Thariat J, Boulanger H, Deray G, Launay-Vacher V. Proposal for dosage adjustment and timing of chemotherapy in hemodialyzed patients. Ann Oncol 2010; 21:1395-1403. [PMID: 20118214 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The increased incidence of malignancies in patients with chronic renal failure has been discussed since the mid-70s. On the other hand, the high frequency of chronic renal insufficiency among cancer patients has been recently assessed in the Insuffisance Rénale et Médicaments Anticancéreux Study which demonstrated a prevalence as high as 50%-60% of the patients for all stages of kidney disease. Furthermore, the incidence of end-stage renal disease is growing worldwide and so is the number of patients on chronic dialysis, hemodialysis (HD) for the large majority of them. As a result, the question of cytotoxic drug handling in those patients in terms of dosage adjustment and time of administration regarding the dialysis sessions needs to be addressed to optimize cytotoxic drug therapy in those patients. METHODS We reviewed the international literature on the pharmacokinetics, efficacy, tolerance and dosage adjustment of cytotoxic drugs used to treat solid tumor patients and when available, specific literature on HD cancer patients. RESULTS From these data, dosing recommendations are given for the most prescribed cytotoxic drugs in clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS Dosage adjustments are often necessary in HD cancer patients. These adaptations have to be carefully carried out to optimize drug exposure, ensure efficacy and reduce the risk of side-effects.
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- N Janus
- ICAR-Department of Nephrology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Clinique de l'Estrée, Stains, France
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- ICAR-Department of Nephrology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris
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- ICAR-Department of Nephrology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris
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Janus N, Launay-Vacher V, Izzedine H, Karie S, Laville I, Deray G. [Pharmacokinetics of amprenavir in HIV-1 patients with renal insufficiency]. Med Mal Infect 2007; 37:832-4. [PMID: 17997253 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amprenavir is an HIV-1 protease inhibitor which is hepatically metabolized (>80%) with a low renal elimination. It has thus been suggested that no dosage adjustment is necessary in patients with renal dysfunction. However, no data are available on the pharmacokinetics of amprenavir in patients with renal insufficiency. We report on the pharmacokinetics of amprenavir in two HIV patients with severe and end-stage renal insufficiency. Amprenavir pharmacokinetics did not differ in our patients as compared with normal renal function subjects. Furthermore, amprenavir was not dialysable (FHD<25%). As a result, the drug may be administered at its normal dose in patients with renal failure, even when severe. In dialysis patients, amprenavir may be administered before or after the session.
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- N Janus
- ICAR-Service de néphrologie, groupe hospitalier de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is extremely common in adults, although often undiagnosed and thus untreated. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among patients with CKD and reducing its risk in this population is an important priority. Dyslipidemia is almost always present when proteinuria is above 3 gr/24 hours. Roughly two thirds of all patients with end-stage renal failure and kidney transplants suffer from dyslipidemia and should receive lipid-lowering therapy, as suggested by recent Afssaps (French drug agency) and NKF-K/DOQI (National Kidney Foundation-Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative) guidelines. We reviewed recent studies on efficacy, tolerability and prescription recommendations of statins in CKD and renal transplant patients. METHODS We searched Medline, the international medical database, to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the efficacy and tolerability of statins in CKD and renal transplant patients and on specific recommendations for dosage adjustments in this population. RESULTS The efficacy of statins in decreasing total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels in dialysis and renal transplant patients is similar to that in the general population. On the other hand, large-scale randomized clinical trials among CKD (4D) and renal transplant (ALERT) patients do not demonstrate that statins significantly decrease rates of cardiovascular disease. They have a beneficial effect on proteinuria and lower the rate of kidney function deterioration in patients with dyslipidemia. Early introduction of a statin in transplant patients did not lead to improved kidney function or prevent loss of the graft. Although most statins are not excreted by the kidneys, the dosage of some must be adapted in CKD patients because of pharmacokinetic modifications induced by renal impairment. CONCLUSION Statins at appropriately adapted doses have the same efficacy in CKD patients as in subjects with normal kidney function, and tolerance is not a problem. Their effectiveness in cardiovascular prevention in this population has not been demonstrated to date. Results about statin-induced kidney protection are encouraging but further and more specific studies are needed.
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- Svetlana Karie
- Service de néphrologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris
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