Acute renal toxicity associated with suramin in the treatment of prostate cancer

William D. Figg*, Michael R. Cooper, Alain Thibault, Donna Headlee, Jeffrey Humphrey, Raymond C. Bergan, Eddie Reed, Oliver Sartor

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Abstract

The use of suramin, a polysulfonated naphthylurea, in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer currently is being investigated. A 52‐year‐old man developed acute renal dysfunction after receiving nine doses of suramin. His suramin therapy was discontinued, but his serum creatinine level continued to rise to 10.8 mg/dl during the next 6 days. The patient was not rechallenged with suramin, and his renal function returned to baseline within the next 3 weeks. Future investigators of this drug should be aware of the possibility of such a reaction with parenteral administration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1612-1614
Number of pages3
JournalCancer
Volume74
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • acute renal failure
  • nephrotoxicity
  • prostate cancer
  • renal
  • suramin

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