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SUBMITTER: Jelinek MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039203 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jelinek Michael J MJ Lee Sang Mee SM Wyche Okpareke Alicia A Wing Claudia C Koyner Jay L JL Murray Patrick T PT Stadler Walter M WM O' Donnell Peter H PH
Clinical and translational science 20180424 4
Acute kidney injury (AKI) limits cisplatin use. We tested whether urine cystatin C (uCyC) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) can preidentify patients at risk for AKI. Patients initiating cisplatin-based chemotherapy were prospectively enrolled. uNGAL/uCyC were measured pre/post-cisplatin administration and compared with serum creatinine (sCr). AKI was defined as sCr increase ≥50% or ≥0.3 mg/dL above baseline. In all, 102 patients were enrolled; 95 provided evaluable data. Twe ...[more]