Abstract:
:A 59 year-old woman showed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis during immunotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. She received unilateral nephrectomy and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) therapy for the treatment of retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. With CTL therapy, her retroperitoneal lymph node mass decreased in size. One year after the third round of CTL therapy, her serum creatinine was increased and massive proteinuria occurred. Her renal biopsy specimen revealed necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis with immune complex deposition. Her retroperitoneal lymph node mass continued to decrease in size. Consequently, for the purpose of avoiding interfering with the CTL therapy, we performed double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) monotherapy for removal of immune complexes without using immunosuppressive drugs or prednisolone. After 24 sessions of DFPP, her serum IgG was reduced from 3,942 mg/dL to 2,400 mg/dL, and proteinuria (from 9.0 g/day to 0.9 g/day) and renal function (serum creatinine; from 5.6 mg/dL to 2.2 mg/dL) also improved. However, 3 months after the final DFPP, she expired due to perforation of the colon. The autopsy sample of the kidney showed that most of the glomeruli were obsolescent, but immunoglobulin depositions were reduced and necrotizing lesions were diminished. In the patients with RPGN associated with renal cell carcinoma, renal functional recovery has not been observed upon immunosuppressive treatment. Consequently, plasmapheresis is considered to be one of the effective and safe methods for patients with this association. We also discuss previous reports of RPGN associated with renal cell carcinoma, or RPGN after cancer immunotherapy.
journal_name
J Nephroljournal_title
Journal of nephrologyauthors
Kai H,Yamagata K,Usui J,Shimizu Y,Hirayama A,Yoh K,Mase K,Hirayama K,Nagase S,Nagata M,Kawai K,Akaza H,Koyama Asubject
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2005-07-01 00:00:00pages
436-41issue
4eissn
1121-8428issn
1724-6059journal_volume
18pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Osteoporosis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have both independently important potential impact on bone health. A significant number of patients with CKD stages 3a-5D have been shown to have low bone mineral density (BMD), leading to a strikingly elevated risk of fractures (mainly hip fractures) and higher associated...
journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
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doi:
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s40620-016-0282-9
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s40620-017-0448-0
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s40620-014-0107-7
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s40620-014-0079-7
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s40620-015-0229-6
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1007/s40620-015-0186-0
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of nephrology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00