Discontinuation of Dialysis After ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA Therapy in mCRPC With Malignant Obstructive Uropathy.
Enes Yerdes, Ebuzer Kalender
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Case in brief
A patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer developed malignant obstructive uropathy, leading to post-renal acute kidney injury and dialysis-dependent renal failure. After ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy, imaging showed marked tumor regression, and the patient was able to discontinue dialysis.
What made this case unusual
The case links marked tumor regression after ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA therapy with dialysis discontinuation in a patient whose advanced prostate cancer had caused malignant obstructive uropathy and dialysis-dependent renal failure.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
In this reported case, malignant obstructive uropathy from mCRPC was associated with dialysis-dependent renal failure; tumor regression after ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA therapy coincided with dialysis discontinuation.