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01-07-2003 | Original Article
Saline, mannitol, and furosemide hydration in acute cisplatin nephrotoxicity: a randomized trial
Authors:
Joseph T. Santoso, Joseph A. Lucci III, Robert L. Coleman, Ilona Schafer, Edward V. Hannigan
Published in:
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
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Issue 1/2003
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Abstract
Objective
To determine which hydration (saline, saline + mannitol, or saline + furosemide) is associated with least cisplatin nephrotoxicity.
Methods
We randomized 49 women who received cisplatin (75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks) into one of the three hydration arms. The 24-h creatinine clearance was measured before and on day 6 after cisplatin infusion. The patients of each arm received 2 l of saline hydration. In the saline + furosemide arm, 40 mg of furosemide was given after hydration. In the saline + mannitol arm, 50 g of mannitol was mixed with the cisplatin.
Results
For the first cycle of chemotherapy, 15 women were randomized to saline, 17 to saline + furosemide, and 17 to saline + mannitol. For each group, the creatinine clearances before cisplatin infusion were (means±SD, milliliters per minute) 84.5±26.8, 82.5±24.0 and 87.4±25.6, and after cisplatin infusion were 79.1±31.9, 68.7±21.5, and 56.4±22.9, respectively. The decreases in creatinine clearance were similar between the saline group and the saline + furosemide group (P=0.66), but different between the saline + mannitol group and the saline group (P=0.02) or the saline + furosemide group (P=0.02). As each woman received multiple courses of cisplatin, 15 who received saline contributed 41 paired datasets, 17 who received saline + furosemide contributed 49 paired datasets, and 17 who received saline + mannitol contributed 36 paired datasets showed similar patterns.
Conclusions
Hydration with saline or saline + furosemide appears to be associated with less cisplatin nephrotoxicity than saline + mannitol.