Renal Cell Carcinoma and Erythropoietin

Letters1 November 1995Renal Cell Carcinoma and ErythropoietinCem Sungur, MDCem Sungur, MDBayindir Medical Center; Ankara, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-123-9-199511010-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read the interesting report by Rubins [1] about his patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who responded to human recombinant erythropoietin. The underlying mechanisms of the association between renal cell carcinoma and erythropoietin are still unknown. I describe a patient who developed a local recurrence of renal cell carcinoma while receiving human recombinant erythropoietin.A 51-year-old man had left radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. The disease recurred 2 years later in his right kidney, and a partial nephrectomy was done. The patient was admitted to a hemodialysis unit, where he received dialysis three times per ...References1. Rubins J. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma: response to treatment with human recombinant erythropoietin. Ann Intern Med. 1995; 122:676-7. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Cem Sungur, MDAffiliations: Bayindir Medical Center; Ankara, Turkey PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFunctional significance of erythropoietin in renal cell carcinomaErythropoietin is a JAK2 and ERK1/2 effector that can promote renal tumor cell proliferation under hypoxic conditionsImmuntherapie des metastasierten Nierenzellkarzinoms mit Interleukin-2, Interferon-α2a und Erythropoetin-β 1 November 1995Volume 123, Issue 9Page: 732-733KeywordsAdrenal glandsAdrenalectomyBehaviorErythropoietinImmunosuppressivesMedical dialysisNephrectomyRenal cell carcinomaRenal diseasesRenal failure ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 November 1995 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...