Prevention of post-contrast kidney injury in patients with cancer

Emanuele Grassedonio, Lorena Incorvaia, Marco Guarneri, Fabio Guagnini, Massimo Midiri

Article Type

Review

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This article aims to review the literature on mechanisms of post-contrast acute kidney injury, risk factors and available strategies to control the risk in patients with cancer and to report the authors’ experience with managing post-contrast acute kidney injury risk in oncology.

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Real-practice management and treatment of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease with siltuximab: a collection of clinical experiences

Bernardo Rossini, Nicola Cecchi, Felice Clemente, Maria Rosaria De Paolis, Stefan Hohaus, Vanessa Innao, Mariano Lucignano, Roberto Massaiu, Giovanna Palumbo, Gian Matteo Rigolin, Francesca Gaia Rossi, Luisa Verga, Attilio Guarini

Article Type

Case Series

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This collection of clinical experiences focuses on patients on siltuximab therapy, particularly regarding the idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) diagnostic work-up and treatment administration in patients with complex disease entering differential diagnosis with Castleman disease or with concomitant diseases.

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Autoimmune findings in patients with silicosis in Spain

Coral González Fernández, Jose Antonio Ros Lucas, Maria Molina Molina, Juan Rigual Bobillo, Rogelio Alejandro García Montenegro, Raquel Fernández González, Ana Jaureguiza Oriol, Jose Abal Arca

Article Type

Original Research

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This articles aims to estimate the prevalence of silicosis with associated autoimmune findings in Spain and to assess the clinical and functional characteristics of affected patients.

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