Update on the nephrotoxicity of novel anticancer agents

Clin Nephrol. 2018 Mar;89(3):149-165. doi: 10.5414/CN109371.

Abstract

Anticancer drug-induced kidney disease is a problem commonly encountered by nephrologists. The number of medications employed by oncologists causing acute and chronic kidney injury as well as electrolyte and acid-base disturbances has increased significantly over the past several decades. While conventional chemotherapeutic drugs induce a number of kidney lesions, emergence of very effective and well-tolerated targeted therapies and novel immunotherapies has increased the occurrence of drug-induced acute and chronic kidney injury in cancer patients. This article will review the various kidney lesions observed with these new classes of anticancer drugs. .

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy / adverse effects
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological