Login / Signup

Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation Using β 2 -Microglobulin and β-Trace Protein in Adults With Solid Tumors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.

Verônica T Costa E SilvaLuiz A GilLesley A InkerRenato A CairesElerson CostalongaGeorge Coura-FilhoMarcelo T SapienzaGilberto CastroMaria D P Estevez-DizDirce Maria T ZanettaLeila AntonângeloLia MarçalHocine TighiouartShiyuan MiaoPaul MathewAndrew S LeveyEmmanuel A Burdmann
Published in: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation (2024)
. We conclude that B2M and BTP can improve the accuracy of eGFR and may be useful as a confirmatory test in patients with solid tumors either by inclusion in multimarker panel equation with creatinine and cystatin C or by substituting for cystatin C in combination with creatinine.
Keyphrases
  • uric acid
  • small cell lung cancer
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
  • tyrosine kinase
  • heavy metals
  • protein protein
  • amino acid
  • small molecule