Detection of early renal injury in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy by urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin

  • Authors:
    • Mohamed A. Almalky
    • Sheriefa A. Hasan
    • Tamer H. Hassan
    • Doaa A. Shahbah
    • Mohamed A. Arafa
    • Naglaa A. Khalifa
    • Rasha E. Ibrahim
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  • Published online on: August 31, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.631
  • Pages: 1341-1346
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Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy, as it may prevent the use of therapy protocols and also hinder the supportive and diagnostic procedures. Thus, there is an urgent requirement for early predictive biomarkers of AKI. The most promising novel AKI biomarker is neutrophil gelatinase‑associated lipocalin (NGAL). The aim of the present study was to compare the predictability of NGAL as a biomarker of AKI with creatinine as a traditional biomarker in children with solid tumors under chemotherapy. The study was performed on 30 patients with different types of solid tumors (reuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, medulloblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma) and 20 control subjects. Urinary NGAL (uNGAL) and serum creatinine samples were taken three times: Baseline before the beginning of the treatment, one week after chemotherapy and at the end of the chemotherapy protocol. AKI is defined as a change in creatinine level by >50% of the baseline. The creatinine level only rises to this level in the third sample, while uNGAL increases significantly in the second and third samples with percentage of change 376.8 and 698.2%, respectively, which is highly significant (P<0.001). When comparing the predictive value of serum creatinine for AKI depending on the receiver operating characteristic curve with that of uNGAL, the area under the curve (AUC) for creatinine was 0.60 with a standard error (SE) of 0.086 and 95% confidence interval (CI) between 0.432 and 0.768, while that of uNGAL was highly predictive with an AUC of 0.847, SE 0.55 and 95% CI between 0.739 and 0.955. Depending only on the creatinine level for detecting the AKI will markedly delay the diagnosis; however, uNGAL is detected earlier, and is easier and more reliable as a marker for AKI in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy.
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Almalky MA, Hasan SA, Hassan TH, Shahbah DA, Arafa MA, Khalifa NA and Ibrahim RE: Detection of early renal injury in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy by urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. Mol Clin Oncol 3: 1341-1346, 2015
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Almalky, M.A., Hasan, S.A., Hassan, T.H., Shahbah, D.A., Arafa, M.A., Khalifa, N.A., & Ibrahim, R.E. (2015). Detection of early renal injury in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy by urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 3, 1341-1346. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.631
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Almalky, M. A., Hasan, S. A., Hassan, T. H., Shahbah, D. A., Arafa, M. A., Khalifa, N. A., Ibrahim, R. E."Detection of early renal injury in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy by urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3.6 (2015): 1341-1346.
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Almalky, M. A., Hasan, S. A., Hassan, T. H., Shahbah, D. A., Arafa, M. A., Khalifa, N. A., Ibrahim, R. E."Detection of early renal injury in children with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy by urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3, no. 6 (2015): 1341-1346. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.631