Effect of charcoal hemoperfusion for removal of plasma methotrexate in a patient with acute renal failure

Tae Nemoto*, Chihaya Imai, Utako Kaneko, Takayuki Takachi, Haruko Iwabuchi, Atsushi Tanaka, Gen Nakamura, Akira Ogose, Makoto Uchiyama

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Abstract

Strategies effective for accelerating methotrexate removal in delayed methotrexate excretion have not been universally accepted. The authors report a case of a 12-year-old girl with osteosarcoma who developed acute renal failure immediately after the first administration of high-dose methotrexate. Plasma methotrexate was effectively removed with repeated charcoal hemoperfusion in addition to plasma exchange and leucovorin rescue. Charcoal hemoperfusion was most effective for reducing plasma methotrexate with approximately 50% of methotrexate being reduced during each of the procedures. No rebound increase in MTX levels was observed. The patient received further therapy with other cancer drugs and has been well for 3.5 years.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)520-525
Number of pages6
JournalPediatric Hematology and Oncology
Volume26
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Acute renal failure
  • Charcoal hemoperfusion
  • High-dose methotrexate
  • Leucovorin
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Plasma exchange

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Hematology
  • Oncology

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