Chemotherapy in a patient with advanced carcinoma of the bladder with renal insufficiency

Chemotherapy in a patient with advanced carcinoma of the bladder with renal insufficiency

A large proportion of patients with high-risk bladder cancer also have renal insufficiency. These patients are not fit enough to receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy based on impaired renal function. This finding is most strikingly seen in the elderly population. We report a case of an elderly male...

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Main Authors: R B Nerli, Shridhar C Ghagane, Abhijit Musale, Sushant Deole, Shyam Mohan, Neeraj S Dixit, Murigendra B Hiremath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of the Scientific Society
Subjects:
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bladder neoplasms
chemotherapy
chronic kidney disease
estimated glomerular filtration rate
Online Access:http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2018;volume=45;issue=3;spage=139;epage=142;aulast=Nerli

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