Patel Sumit S, Shan Hui Yi
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 5;16(2):e53669. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53669. eCollection 2024 Feb.
Cancer drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy (DITMA) is an important and serious cause of kidney disease in cancer patients. In addition to classical chemotherapy, the increasing use of targeted therapy and immunotherapy has led to more oncotherapy-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). It is important for clinicians to recognize this potentially life-threatening adverse effect and gain knowledge of the patient's clinical course and treatment response. In this paper, we report a patient with lung cancer, who was treated with three different classes of anti-neoplastic agents, gemcitabine, ramucirumab, and pembrolizumab. This patient subsequently developed renal-limited thrombotic microangiopathy(rTMA) requiring hemodialysis. The varying features of TMA caused by these therapies were discussed. We also described the clinical course, diagnostic challenges, and management of this patient.
癌症药物诱导的血栓性微血管病(DITMA)是癌症患者肾病的一个重要且严重的病因。除了传统化疗外,靶向治疗和免疫治疗的使用日益增加,导致更多与肿瘤治疗相关的血栓性微血管病(TMA)。临床医生认识到这种潜在的危及生命的不良反应并了解患者的临床病程和治疗反应非常重要。在本文中,我们报告了一名肺癌患者,该患者接受了三种不同类型的抗肿瘤药物吉西他滨、雷莫西尤单抗和帕博利珠单抗治疗。该患者随后发展为需要血液透析的肾脏局限性血栓性微血管病(rTMA)。讨论了这些治疗引起的TMA的不同特征。我们还描述了该患者的临床病程、诊断挑战和管理情况。