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Ifosfamide‐induced nephrotoxicity in 593 sarcoma patients: A report from the Late Effects Surveillance System
Author(s) -
Stöhr W.,
Paulides M.,
Bielack S.,
Jürgens H.,
Treuner J.,
Rossi R.,
Langer T.,
Beck J.D.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.20858
Subject(s) - medicine , ifosfamide , nephrotoxicity , tubulopathy , hypophosphatemia , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , cumulative dose , urology , sarcoma , soft tissue sarcoma , proteinuria , surgery , chemotherapy , pediatrics , gastroenterology , oncology , kidney , pathology , cisplatin , cohort , physics , optics
Background Ifosfamide is widely used in paediatric oncology, but its use is limited by nephrotoxic side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of tubulopathy, with special emphasis on the influence of age, where different findings have been published so far. Procedure Five hundred ninety three children and adolescents treated for Ewing, osteo‐ or soft‐tissue sarcoma (median age at diagnosis: 11.7 years) were prospectively investigated for nephrotoxicity in the Late Effects Surveillance System (LESS) study. Tubulopathy was diagnosed in case of continuing hypophosphatemia and proteinuria. Results After a median follow up of 19 months, 27 patients (4.6%; 95% CI: 3.0–6.6%) had newly developed tubulopathy. This incidence was 0.4% (95% CI: 0–2.4%) in patients treated with a cumulative ifosfamide dose of ≤24 g/m 2 , 6.5% (95% CI: 3.6–10.7%) after 24–60 g/m 2 , and 8.0% (95% CI: 4.2–13.6%) after ≥60 g/m 2 . In multivariate analysis, children younger than 4 years at time of diagnosis had an 8.7‐fold (95% CI: 3.5–21.8) higher risk for tubulopathy than older patients. Neither carboplatin treatment nor abdominal irradiation showed any significant influence. Conclusion Ifosfamide‐induced nephrotoxicity was found in 4.6% of patients. Risk factors were the cumulative ifosfamide dose and young age at treatment. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.