Androgen deprivation therapy and acute kidney injury in patients with prostate cancer undergoing definitive radiotherapy.

Michael V Sherer Rishi DekaMia A SalansTyler J NelsonPaige SheridanBrent S Rose

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2021)

Our findings confirm that use of ADT is associated with an increased risk of AKI in patients undergoing definitive RT for prostate cancer. Clinicians should be alert to the potential for renal dysfunction in this population.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
locally advanced
radical prostatectomy
patients undergoing
acute kidney injury
early stage
radiation therapy
palliative care
squamous cell carcinoma
oxidative stress
radiation induced
bone marrow
replacement therapy