Serious kidney injuries may be related to cancer therapies

“I certainly see in my practice a growing need for close, multidisciplinary involvement in cancer care. We've even coined our clinic an ‘onco-nephrology clinic.’”–Abhijat Kitchlu, MD, MSc It is widely recognized that patients with cancer are at an increased risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) while undergoing cancer therapies, but to date, only small single-center studies have investigated the incidence of and risk factors for AKIs....