Title
Onconephrology: The intersections between the kidney and cancer
Publication Date
2020
Journal Title
CA Cancer J Clin
Abstract
© 2020 American Cancer Society Onconephrology is a new subspecialty of nephrology that recognizes the important intersections of kidney disease with cancer. This intersection takes many forms and includes drug-induced nephrotoxicity, electrolyte disorders, paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis, and the interactions of chronic kidney disease with cancer. Data clearly demonstrate that, when patients with cancer develop acute or chronic kidney disease, outcomes are inferior, and the promise of curative therapeutic regimens is lessened. This highlights the imperative for collaborative care between oncologists and nephrologists in recognizing and treating kidney disease in patients with cancer. In response to this need, specific training programs in onconephrology as well as dedicated onconephrology clinics have appeared. This comprehensive review covers many of the critical topics in onconephrology, with a focus on acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, drug-induced nephrotoxicity, kidney disease in stem cell transplantation, and electrolyte disorders in patients with cancer.
Volume Number
71
Issue Number
1
Pages
47-77
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Nephrology
PMID
DOI
10.3322/caac.21636