Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients ...

1 Kidney damage with normal or GFR ≥90 Diagnosis and treatment, treatment of comorbid conditions, slowing of progression, CVD risk reduction 2 Kidney damage with mild ↓ GFR 60-89 Estimation of ...

The commonly used Cockcroft-Gault method may result in excessive chemotherapy dosing — with potentially dire implications.

One of the early products of the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) study has been an updated equation for estimating GFR in children on the basis of demographic and laboratory parameters.