Medical Oncology

Nephrology

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Would you offer adjuvant immunotherapy in a patient with high risk RCC with new/worsening post-op renal dysfunction and CrCl<30?

KEYNOTE-564 required CrCl 30 or above. Not having a baseline/stable CrCl may make it difficult to diagnose or treat IO nephritis.

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Would you consider a BRCA carrier patient for kidney transplantation?

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Is there any way to safely treat patients with mCRPC with 177-Lu PSMA who are on hemodialysis?

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Do you recommend a kidney biopsy for patients who develop acute kidney injury after starting sacituzumab?

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How do you manage patients blood pressures while on anti-angiogenic TKIs?

Do you insist on ambulatory/home blood pressures to rule in/out white coat hypertension? Does your practice have a system to log patients' BPs to supp...

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What are your next steps for managing biopsy-proven interstitial nephritis from checkpoint inhibitors in patients who do not have a response to prednisone?

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Do you recommend preloading with IV magnesium to decrease the risk of cisplatin nephrotoxicity?

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What is your strategy for managing immunosuppression in patients with a kidney transplant who develop metastatic cancer?

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How is monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) different from myeloma kidney?

If there are light chain deposits on the kidney, is that conclusive of MGRS?

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Would you recommend use of ESA for anemia of kidney disease in the setting of metastatic solid tumor malignancy?

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Have you encountered acute kidney injury after starting eltrombopag for aplastic anemia as part of triple immunosuppressive regimen with ATG and cyclosporine?

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How do you manage hyponatremia in patients with renal cell carcinoma on cabozantinib and nivolumab?

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When do you perform a kidney biopsy in a patient with AKI that is thought to be related to an immune checkpoint inhibitor?

Do you wait to monitor response to empiric corticosteroids before pursuing a kidney biopsy?

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Do you recommend retreatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor in a patient with a history of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related AKI that resolved with holding the immune checkpoint inhibitor and a glucocorticoid taper?

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Would you consider clearing a patient with essential thrombocytosis for a kidney donation?

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How would you manage an incidental catheter-related thrombosis in a functioning dialysis catheter?

- Dialysis catheter used for hemodialysis- RIJ thrombus in dialysis catheter was incidentally found- Patient asymptomatic with no prior history of VTE...

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What is your preferred first line regimen for myeloma with severe renal impairment, either on or off dialysis?

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Would you consider giving ESA for anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease in a patient with follicular lymphoma in remission and on rituximab maintenance?

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