[A case of small cell lung cancer under hemodialysis with chronic renal failure treated with amrubicin while measuring blood concentration of the drug]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2007 Apr;45(4):337-43.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We reported a case of small cell lung cancer treated with amrubicin while receiving hemodialysis. An 83-year-old man with chronic renal failure being treated by hemodialysis was admitted because of a left hilar mass. Small cell lung cancer with liver metastasis (cT2NOM1) was diagnosed. Two courses of chemotherapy with amrubicin resulted in partial response. Toxicity was relatively mild. We measured blood concentration of amrubicin during the first course of chemotherapy. There was no significant difference in blood cell and plasma concentration of amrubicin hydrochloride and amrubicinol between days when he received hemodialysis and when he did not receive hemodialysis. Thus, we considered that amrubicin hydrochloride may be a good candidate for the treatment of small cell lung cancer patients with chronic renal failure under hemodialysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anthracyclines / blood*
  • Anthracyclines / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Renal Dialysis*

Substances

  • Anthracyclines
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • amrubicin