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High-dose methotrexate therapy for a child with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia and congenital solitary kidney
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  • Noboru Hokama,
  • Nobuyuki Hyakuna,
  • Satoru Hamada,
  • Hideo Shiohira,
  • Koichi Nakanishi,
  • Katsunori Nakamura
Noboru Hokama
University of the Ryukyus

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Nobuyuki Hyakuna
Hospital of University of the Ryukyu
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Satoru Hamada
Ryukyu Daigaku Igakubu Fuzoku Byoin
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Hideo Shiohira
University of the Ryukyus
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Koichi Nakanishi
Ryukyu Daigaku Igakubu Fuzoku Byoin
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Katsunori Nakamura
University of the Ryukyus
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Abstract

High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is a key drug in the treatment of various cancers. Massive fluid infusion is necessary during HD-MTX therapy to ensure proper methotrexate excretion. There are no reports on the safety of HD-MTX therapy in patients with congenital solitary kidney (CSK). A 5-year-old male child with CSK and B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia was treated with four cycles of HD-MTX therapy. HD-MTX therapy was safely administered without delayed MTX excretion or renal dysfunction. This case showed that HD-MTX therapy was well tolerated by a pediatric patient with CSK.