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Balouzet C, Michon-Colin A, Dupont L, Vidal-Petiot E, Prot-Bertoye C, Baron S, Ayari H, Cohen R, Houillier P, Smadja C, Flamant M, Courbebaisse M. Comparison of 99mTc-DTPA and 51Cr-EDTA for glomerular filtration rate measurement with the continuous infusion method. J Nephrol 2023; 36:2457-2465. [PMID: 37093492 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-023-01612-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In late 2018, the production of 51Chromium-labelled ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (51Cr-EDTA), a validated and widely used radio-isotopic tracer for measuring glomerular filtration rate, was halted. Technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) has been validated for GFR measurement with a single bolus injection, a procedure not suitable in patients with extracellular compartment hyperhydration. In such cases, a bolus followed by continuous infusion of the tracer is required. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether 99mTc-DTPA with the infusion protocol can replace 51Cr-EDTA for GFR measurement. METHODS We conducted a prospective single centre study during February and March 2019. All patients referred for GFR measurement received both radiotracers simultaneously: 51Cr-EDTA and 99mTc-DTPA bolus and continuous infusion were administered concomitantly through the same intravenous route. Over four and a half hours, plasma and urine samples were collected to calculate urinary and plasma clearance. RESULTS Twenty-two patients were included (mean age 63.4 ± 17.5 years; 68% men). Mean urinary clearance of 51Cr-EDTA and 99mTc-DTPA was 52.4 ± 22.5 mL/min and 52.8 ± 22.6 mL/min, respectively (p = 0.47), with a mean bias of 0.39 ± 2.50 mL/min, an accuracy within 10% of 100% (95% CI 100; 100) and a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.994. Mean plasma clearance of 51Cr-EDTA and 99mTc-DTPA was 54.8 ± 20.9 mL/min and 54.4 ± 20.9 mL/min, respectively (p = 0.61), with a mean bias of - 0.43 ± 3.89 mL/min, an accuracy within 10% of 77% (95% CI 59; 91) and a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.983. CONCLUSIONS Urinary and plasma clearance of 99mTc-DTPA can be used with the infusion protocol to measure GFR.
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Affiliation(s)
- Clara Balouzet
- Radiopharmacie, Pharmacie, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Arthur Michon-Colin
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Léa Dupont
- Radiopharmacie, Pharmacie, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Emmanuelle Vidal-Petiot
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, Physiologie, Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation, Inserm U1149, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
| | - Caroline Prot-Bertoye
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM U1138, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
| | - Stéphanie Baron
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM U1138, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
| | - Hamza Ayari
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Néphrologie, AURA Paris Plaisance, Paris, France
| | - Raphaël Cohen
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Pascal Houillier
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM U1138, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
| | - Corinne Smadja
- Radiopharmacie, Pharmacie, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Martin Flamant
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, Physiologie, Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation, Inserm U1149, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
| | - Marie Courbebaisse
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
- Explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Physiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
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