{"title":"Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Cancer and Cancer Risk","authors":"Kaitlyn E. Order MD, Nancy M. Rodig MD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2024.151501","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2024.151501","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) face a lifetime of complex medical care, alternating between maintenance chronic dialysis and kidney transplantation. Kidney transplantation has emerged as the optimal treatment of ESKD for children and provides important quality of life and survival advantages. Although transplantation is the preferred therapy, lifetime exposure to immunosuppression among children with ESKD is associated with increased morbidity, including an increased risk of cancer. Following pediatric kidney transplantation, cancer events occurring during childhood or young adulthood can be divided into two broad categories: post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders and non-lymphoproliferative solid tumors. This review provides an overview of cancer incidence, types, outcomes, and preventive strategies in this population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"44 1","pages":"Article 151501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140788705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Florine V. Janssens MD , Björn Meijers MD, PhD , Karlien François MD, PhD
{"title":"Avoiding Systemic Heparinization During Hemodialysis: How the Dialysis Setup Might Help","authors":"Florine V. Janssens MD , Björn Meijers MD, PhD , Karlien François MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151483","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151483","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span>Heparin is the most widely used anticoagulant for maintaining patency of the </span>extracorporeal blood circuit during </span>intermittent hemodialysis<span><span>. Inadvertently, this leads to systemic heparinization of the patient. Repeated intermittent heparinization during hemodialysis has been associated with increased bleeding risks and metabolic and immunologic effects. Alternative strategies for minimizing systemic </span>anticoagulation encompass dilution methods, regional citrate anticoagulation, priming of the extracorporeal circuit, and modifications to dialyzer membranes and dialysate composition. The effectiveness of these alternatives in maintaining patency of the extracorporeal circuit varies substantially. Although most studies have focused on particular changes in the hemodialysis setup, several combined interventions for adapting the hemodialysis setup are now being studied. This narrative review aims to present an overview of the current landscape of hemodialysis setup strategies aimed at limiting or avoiding systemic anticoagulation during treatment. Additionally, this review intends to shed light on the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that contribute to variations observed in reported outcomes.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139466992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lipid and Bone Effects of Heparin Use During Hemodialysis","authors":"Bernd Stegmayr MD, PhD , Li Zuo MD, PhD , Ward Zadora MD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151480","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151480","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are commonly prescribed anticoagulants for chronic hemodialysis (HD). The dialysis population comprises a unique group that receives heparin three times per week for a long period, with potential long-term cumulative metabolic effects such as osteoporosis and worsening lipid profile. HD patients have approximately half the number of lipases as healthy individuals, and their lipid metabolism is limited because of this decrease as well as partially inhibited function. Administration of UFH or LMWHs for anticoagulation can lead to metabolic starvation despite high triglyceride levels at the end of HD. In vitro studies indicate that UFH and LMWHs inhibit osteoblasts and promote osteoclasts. In patients on HD, long-term use of UFH or LMWHs did not worsen chronic kidney disease–mineral bone disease. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the underlining mechanisms of UFH and LMWHs and their possible influences on maintenance HD patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139404283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hideki Kawanishi MD , Masahide Koremoto , Casper F.M. Franssen MD, PhD , Marco van Londen MD, PhD
{"title":"Clotting Propensity of Surface-Treated Membranes in a Hemodialysis Set-up That Avoids Systemic Anticoagulation","authors":"Hideki Kawanishi MD , Masahide Koremoto , Casper F.M. Franssen MD, PhD , Marco van Londen MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151482","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151482","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of biocompatible membranes, aiming to limit the inflammatory response, oxidative stress, and coagulability during hemodialysis, has been an important step in reducing dialysis-related adverse outcomes. This includes a reduction in the risk of clotting of the extracorporeal circuit, thus enabling hemodialysis with a reduced dose or even without systemic anticoagulant drugs in patients with an increased bleeding risk. In this article, we summarize the in vitro research and clinical evidence on the antithrombotic properties of vitamin E- and heparin-coated membranes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139542911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anticoagulation for Hemodialysis: A Hidden Quest to Ensure Safe Dialysis","authors":"Karlien François MD, PhD, Björn Meijers MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151485","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151485","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151485"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139417992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chandana Guha MA , Daniel Gallego , Amanda Grandinetti MPH , Madeleine Warren , Allison Jaure PhD
{"title":"Patient Perspectives on Clotting in the Extracorporeal Circuit and Decision-Making Regarding Anticoagulation Therapy","authors":"Chandana Guha MA , Daniel Gallego , Amanda Grandinetti MPH , Madeleine Warren , Allison Jaure PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151475","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span><span>Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit is a complication in the process of </span>hemodialysis that can result in missed or shortened dialysis sessions, higher nursing workload, and elevated cost of treatment. Repercussions of inadequate dialysis may include patient </span>blood loss<span>, fluid overload<span>, build-up of minerals, higher hospitalization rates, and poor quality of life, contributing to increased patient distress. Preventing clotting through </span></span></span>anticoagulation therapy<span><span> is the key to maintaining patency of the dialysis circuit<span> and supporting dialysis adequacy. Despite the severe consequences of clotting in the extracorporeal circuit patients encounter, their perspectives on decision-making regarding </span></span>anticoagulation therapy<span> are not well known. In this article, we discuss patients’ perspectives and priorities around clotting and anticoagulation therapy and outline ways to support their treatment through shared decision-making. Insights into patients’ perspectives on addressing thrombotic complications of the extracorporeal circuit can inform strategies to improve care and outcomes for patients receiving hemodialysis.</span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151475"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139486355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthias M. Engelen MD, PhD , Peter Verhamme MD, PhD , Thomas Vanassche MD, PhD
{"title":"Clotting of the Extracorporeal Circuit in Hemodialysis: Beyond Contact-Activated Coagulation","authors":"Matthias M. Engelen MD, PhD , Peter Verhamme MD, PhD , Thomas Vanassche MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151473","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151473","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thrombotic complications in patients with end-stage kidney disease are frequent. While being a lifesaving treatment for these patients, hemodialysis<span> introduces a thromboinflammatory environment. Additionally, the extracorporeal<span> hemodialysis<span><span> circuit itself is prone to clotting because of an interaction between different activation mechanisms of the coagulation system, platelets, and the immune system. </span>Anticoagulation of the patient and the machine is frequently complicated by bleeding. We discuss the factors important in this balancing act and touch on potential strategies that are on the horizon to target thromboinflammation.</span></span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151473"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139476243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew Ades MDCM , Camille Simard MDCM , Thomas Vanassche MD, PhD , Peter Verhamme MD, PhD , John Eikelboom MBBS, MSc , Thomas A. Mavrakanas MD, MSc
{"title":"Factor XI Inhibitors: Potential Role in End-Stage Kidney Disease","authors":"Matthew Ades MDCM , Camille Simard MDCM , Thomas Vanassche MD, PhD , Peter Verhamme MD, PhD , John Eikelboom MBBS, MSc , Thomas A. Mavrakanas MD, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151484","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151484","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span>Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) experience a high thrombotic risk but are also at increased risk of bleeding. There is an unmet need for safer antithrombotic therapy<span> in patients with ESKD on hemodialysis<span>. Factor XI (FXI) represents an attractive therapeutic target for </span></span></span>anticoagulation because of the potential to mitigate the bleeding risks associated with currently approved </span>anticoagulants<span><span>, especially in patients at high risk of bleeding. FXI inhibition is also an attractive option in settings where coagulation is activated by exposure of the blood to artificial surfaces, including the extracorporeal<span> circuit during hemodialysis. Therapies targeting FXI that are in the most advanced stages of clinical development include </span></span>antisense oligonucleotides<span><span>, monoclonal antibodies, and synthetic small molecules, which serve either to lower FXI levels or block its physiological effects. This review article presents the most recent pharmacological data with FXI inhibitors, briefly describes phase 2 and 3 </span>clinical trials with these agents, and critically examines the potential future use of FXI inhibitors for extracorporeal circuit anticoagulation in patients with ESKD. In addition, laboratory monitoring and reversal of FXI inhibitors are briefly discussed.</span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151484"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139565007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunologic Effects of Heparin Associated With Hemodialysis: Focus on Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia","authors":"Theodore E. Warkentin MD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151479","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151479","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span><span>Intermittent hemodialysis (HD) is almost invariably performed with heparin, and thus HD patients are at risk of developing the immune-mediated </span>adverse effect<span> heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), caused by anti-platelet factor 4/heparin IgG, which strongly activates platelets. HIT patients develop hypercoagulability<span> with greatly increased risk of thrombosis, both venous and arterial. Certain HIT-associated complications are more likely to develop among HD patients, including hemofilter thrombosis despite heparin, intravascular catheter and/or arteriovenous fistula-associated thrombosis, post-heparin bolus anaphylactoid/anaphylactic reactions, and thrombotic stroke and acute limb artery thrombosis (reflecting the high frequency of underlying </span></span></span>arteriopathy<span> in many patients with renal failure). Management of HIT in HD usually requires use of an alternative (non-heparin) anticoagulant; for example, </span></span>danaparoid sodium<span> (outside the USA) or argatroban (USA and elsewhere). Whether heparin-grafted hemodialyzers (without systemic heparin) can be used safely in acute HIT is unknown. The HIT immune response is remarkably transient and usually not retriggered by subsequent heparin administration. Accordingly, since renal failure patients often require long-term HD, there may be the opportunity—following seroreversion (loss of platelet-activating HIT antibodies)—to restart heparin for HD, a practice that appears to have a low likelihood of retriggering HIT.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139404282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alba Santos MD, PhD , Almudena Vega MD, PhD , Andrew Davenport MD
{"title":"How to Ensure Patency of the Extracorporeal Circuit in Hemodialysis: Global Perspectives","authors":"Alba Santos MD, PhD , Almudena Vega MD, PhD , Andrew Davenport MD","doi":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151476","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An adequate knowledge of anticoagulants<span><span><span><span> used to prevent clotting in the extracorporeal circuit is crucial to provide optimal </span>hemodialysis<span>. Drugs can potentially prevent extracorporeal circuit clotting, but administration, half-life, and potential side effects differ. However, there is a lack of concise recommendations to guide </span></span>anticoagulation<span><span> and to avoid side effects. Because of the development of newer anticoagulant agents, </span>direct thrombin inhibitors, and </span></span>heparinoids<span><span>, some of the side effects related to heparin may be overcome, but a deeper knowledge of these newer drugs is necessary. Moreover, types of heparin used, routes of administration, and </span>health care economics<span><span> vary around the world. We performed an extensive review of the literature, and the present article focuses on available anticoagulant drugs, exploring doses, side effects, particular use in hemodialysis, mechanism of action, </span>pharmacokinetic properties, and use in special situations. Classical anticoagulants are still the standard of anticoagulation, but many questions remain unanswered; for example, is there real superiority of one treatment over another in terms of efficacy, safety, and health care economics? Anticoagulant protocols for hemodialysis need to be standardized and further studies performed to answer all of these questions.</span></span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21756,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in nephrology","volume":"43 6","pages":"Article 151476"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139562630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}