Vincent Launay-Vacher

..However, some information sources exist, reliable, updated, and easily accessible...

..A national multicenter study from 15 cancer centers in France analyzed IRMA data on patients with prostate cancer...

..e., glomerular filtration rate (GFR). We report on the evolution of GFR in patients receiving antiangiogenic therapy after unilateral nephrectomy for kidney cancer...

..This reduced survival has been hypothesized to be related to the cardiovascular complications of KD or as a consequence of inappropriate drug dosage adjustment...

....

....

..Both issues seem to be slightly but significantly more important in patients with bone metastases as compared to patients with a non-metastatic disease...

..Clinicians should thus be aware of such a 'class effect' to appropriately monitor and treat their patients, regardless of which antiangiogenic drug is used...

..Anticancer drugs used may be nephrotoxic or need dosage adjustment in a high number of cases...

..Lung cancer patients often present with anemia, which was not associated with the presence of RI...

..The high frequency of this disease in the general US population has been assessed in the NHANES III study. However, the frequency of chronic renal insufficiency among cancer patients remains unclear...

..The results from this study of nearly 5,000 patients demonstrated the high prevalence of renal impairment in a population of patients with solid tumors...

..However, controlled data are sparse on the long-term renal tolerability of TDF at the currently approved daily dose of 300 mg in treatment-naive HIV-infected patients...

..We report a complete analysis on the renal tolerance of ADV at the currently approved dose of 10 mg daily for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B...

..6 to 1%). Therefore, administration of antiretroviral drugs in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients with nephropathy is not uncommon...

....

..To review the medications that influence glucose metabolism with a focus on hypertensive, transplant and HIV-infected patient populations...

..The aim of the present review is to establish guidelines for handling this drug in such patients. We indicate how and when plasma concentrations of vancomycin should be determined in dialysis patients...

..Proximal tubulopathy was diagnosed 6.89 +/- 5.51 months after TDF therapy started. All abnormalities normalized within 4.7 +/- 2.94 weeks after drug discontinuation...

....

..The FINEST study (FIbrose Néphrogénique SysTémique) was designed to determine the prevalence of NSF after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in French RI patients...

..F(HD )could be the index of choice to determine when to administer a drug, before or after the session, in hemodialysis patients...

..We analyzed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) prescribing practices for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients undergoing hemodialysis in France...

..No data yet justify a conclusion that a hemodialysis session immediately after injection of a CM in chronic dialysis patients might be helpful...

..In this article, we review the pathogenesis of antiviral drug-induced kidney injury, common nephrotoxic renal syndromes, and strategies for preventing kidney injury...

..Examination of the eye and kidney should be performed routinely in those diseases. This article reviews the major types of oculorenal manifestations in systemic autoimmune diseases...

..It seems likely that early intervention for CNI reduction is best for reducing the use of CNIs in the long term...

..Risk factors are also listed, such as high-risk populations, identification and elimination of risk factors, and drug dosage adjustment in patients with baseline abnormal renal function...

..This review surveys the literature with the purpose of clarifying the renal effects of gadolinium-based CM in patients with renal insufficiency...

....

..Acquired renal tubular defects resulting in FS also have been described in association with many exogenous agents, whether administered or accidentally ingested. This review concentrates on drug-induced FS...

..In this article, we present an updated version of the bibliography containing the case reports of nephrotoxicity published in the international literature from January 2003 to December 2005...

..In the meantime, it could be generally advised to administer all antitubercular drugs after the haemodialysis session, even though some drugs are known to be non-dialysable...

..Here, we describe ear and kidney clinical syndromes and their molecular expression...

..Perspective This well-known treatment strategy now adapted for use in patients with renal insufficiency should secure and rationalize pain treatment in those patients...

..In this article, we present an updated version of the bibliography containing the case reports of nephrotoxicity published in the international literature from January 2003 to December 2004...

..Detailed information concerning molecular and cellular aspects of drug transporters expressed in the kidney has facilitated studies of the mechanisms underlying renal disposition as well as transporter-mediated drug interactions...

..These data suggest that patients in whom blood pressure decreases during the night incur less damage to their brain, kidneys, heart, and blood vessels than people with elevated nocturnal BP...

..Albumin, creatinine clearance and lymphocyte should be routinely monitored at baseline to manage CT and to prevent their toxicities...

..Severe symptomatic hyponatremia induced by the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone should be considered a rare but possible complication associated with ACE inhibitor therapy...

..This is, for instance, reflected in the fact that patients with drug-induced nephritic syndrome frequently have the HLA-B8 and DR3 antigens. In depth information is provided for the previously mentioned disorders...

..Many questions arise in connection with the marketing of several biosimilar drugs in the field of hematopoietic growth factors of white and red cells. Many of them should be discussed...

..Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data of anticancer agents in the elderly are needed in order to maximise efficacy whilst avoiding unacceptable toxicity...

..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...