ABSTRACT
Renal involvement occurs in 20-40% of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients, and diagnosis of myeloma is frequently made after investigation for unexplained renal disease. This is a retrospective study between 2006 and 2013 in which 57 consecutive patients seen at the Nephrology Unit with diagnosis of MM were enrolled. MM was diagnosed for the first time because of renal dysfunction and/or proteinuria in these patients. The mean age of the patients (65% male) was 58.3 ± 12.7 years. The median baseline serum creatinine was 3.5 mg/dL (1.4-14.5). Anemia (hemoglobin <12 g/dL) was noted in 88% and hypercalcemia (calcium >10.5 mg/dL) in 35% of patients. Early hemodialysis was started in 28 patients (49%). Thalidomide plus dexamethasone (16% on bortezomib) were the main therapeutic regimens. Three patients (5%) underwent autologous stem cell transplantation. Twenty-six patients (45.6%) died during a median follow-up of 25 months (1-90). The mean age of patients who died was significantly higher than the age in patients who were alive (62.2 ± 12.7 vs. 55.2 ± 11.9 years, respectively; P = 0.037). Early hemodialysis had no significant effect on mortality rate. The one-, three and five year patient survival was 71%, 54%, and 41%, respectively. The median overall survival of patients was 50 months. Prolonged patient survival can be expected in myeloma patients with renal failure or on dialysis by applying novel therapeutic agents.
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Multiple Myeloma/drug therapy , Renal Insufficiency/etiology , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects , Bortezomib/administration & dosage , Dexamethasone/administration & dosage , Female , Humans , Iran , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Myeloma/complications , Multiple Myeloma/diagnosis , Multiple Myeloma/mortality , Proportional Hazards Models , Renal Dialysis , Renal Insufficiency/diagnosis , Renal Insufficiency/mortality , Renal Insufficiency/physiopathology , Renal Insufficiency/therapy , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Stem Cell Transplantation , Thalidomide/administration & dosage , Time Factors , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Renal involvement in type 2 diabetes is mostly due to diabetic nephropathy (DN), but a subset of diabetic patients could present with pure non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD) or NDRD superimposed on DN. We conducted a prospective cohort study to identify the underline renal pathology in type 2 diabetic patients with defined clinical criteria for renal biopsy. METHODS: A total of 46 patients (27 female, mean age of 48.9 ± 11.9 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and atypical features of DN with unexpected proteinuria, hematuria, and/or renal impairment were enrolled in this study. RESULTS: Of 46 patients with type 2 diabetes, 16 (34.8%) had DN, 20 (43.5%) had NDRD, and 10 (21.7%) had NDRD superimposed on DN. Membranous nephropathy (34%) was the most common NDRD. Patients with NDRD had a lower frequency of diabetic retinopathy (5%), shorter duration of diabetes, higher range of proteinuria, and better kidney survival. In multiple logistic regression analysis, only lack of diabetic retinopathy was independent predictor of NDRD. Positive and negative predictive value of diabetic retinopathy (DR) for diabetic nephropathy was 94 and 68%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Kidney biopsy is strongly recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes and atypical renal presentation for DN, particularly in the absence of DR. This approach could lead to diagnosis of NDRD with better renal survival.
