• Title of article

    Onconephrology What Should the Internist Know About Targeted Therapy in Solid Tumors?

  • Author/Authors

    El Rassy, Elie Department of Hematology- Oncology - Hotel Dieu de France Univeristy Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Saint Joseph University, Lebanon , El Karak, Fadi Department of Hematology- Oncology - Hotel Dieu de France Univeristy Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Saint Joseph University, Lebanon , Rizkallah, Jamale Department of Nephrology - Hotel Dieu de France Univeristy Hospital - Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon , Chelala, Dania Department of Nephrology - Hotel Dieu de France Univeristy Hospital - Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon

  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    169
  • To page
    175
  • Abstract
    Advances in medical oncology has led cancer patients to live longer. Moreover, the field of molecular oncology is rapidly evolving, new therapies emerge, and drugs are approved quickly. This has led nephrologists to encounter new and partially unrecognized treatments of the targeted therapy agents with kidney adverse effects. These agents fall mainly into 2 categories affecting the vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial growth factor pathways. This review covers the incidence of kidney disease induced by these agents, pathophysiologic mechanisms, and clinical presentation, and is the first to recommend an adequate management for each pathophysiology.
  • Keywords
    endothelial growth factor , kidney disease vascular endothelial growth factor , targeted therapies , nephrology , oncology
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases (IJKD)
  • Serial Year
    2016
  • Record number

    2519311