Effective elimination of high-dose methotrexate by repeated hemodiafiltration and high-flux hemodialysis in patients with acute kidney injury.
J Oncol Pharm Pract
; 28(2): 508-515, 2022 Mar.
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INTRODUCTION: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after high dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is associated with delayed MTX-excretion and life-threatening toxicity. Glucapridase, the recommended therapy, is expensive and not always available. CASE SERIES: We describe 3 cases (69, 67, 73 years) with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who developed AKI and early-onset severely delayed MTX elimination after HD-MTX. MTX serum concentrations were 101 and 69â
µmol/L at 24â
h after administration in two patients and 34â
µmol/L at 32â
h in the third. MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME: Since glucarpidase was unavailable, we performed daily high-flux hemodialysis (HF-HD) or online hemodiafiltration (HDF) sessions (median duration, 6â
h). The median serum MTX elimination half-life during HDF/HF-HD sessions was similar in all patients (median, 4.4â
h; IQR, 3.8-5.3â
h), but serum MTX concentrations rebounded after each dialysis by a median of 40% of the trough concentrations. The three patients underwent multiple dialysis sessions, until MTX serum concentrations remained sufficiently low to be neutralized by leucovorin. Only 1 patient developed severe pancytopenia, and renal function normalized in all patients after 3-6 weeks. DISCUSSION: In conclusion, when glucarpidase is unavailable or delayed, early, repeated and prolonged HDF/HF-HD effectively enhance MTX elimination and prevent toxicity in patients with AKI and severely delayed MTX elimination after HD-MTX.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hemodiafiltración
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Lesión Renal Aguda
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J Oncol Pharm Pract
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACIA
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Israel
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido