Published in:
01-12-2010 | Case Report
Acute renal failure related to oxaliplatin-induced intravascular hemolysis
Authors:
Ayhan Ulusakarya, Srimanta Misra, Mazen Haydar, Hélène Habert, Vincent Castagne, Yusuf Gumus, Béatrice Delmas-Marsalet, David Machover
Published in:
Medical Oncology
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Issue 4/2010
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Abstract
Oxaliplatin is an effective chemotherapeutic agent frequently used in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma. Rare cases of renal failure and hemolytic reactions have been reported as separate side effects of oxaliplatin. Here we present a clinical picture of immune-related intravascular hemolysis and acute tubular necrosis in a patient receiving this drug. This case suggests a mechanistic explanation of renal failure in patients treated with oxaliplatin.