Case Report

Incorporating Cystatin C to Predict Methotrexate Elimination in Patients with CNS Lymphoma and Suspicious Renal Function

Table 1

Laboratory values for patients longitudinally followed with serum creatinine and cystatin C during methotrexate administration for treatment of CNS lymphoma.

DaySCr (mg/dL)CysC (mg/L)UOP (mL/kg/hr)aeGFR-CG (mL/min)eGFR CKD EPIcysCeGFR CKD EPIcr-cysCMTX (µmol/L)
mL/min/1.73 m2mL/minmL/min/1.73 m2mL/min

Case 1 (51-year-old male, 172 cm, 72.7 kg, BSA 1.88 m2)
−10.41.815.46>12037406975
0<0.44.48>120
1<0.45.36>120
20.41.865.41>120353868740.44
3<0.41.944.79>120333666720.18
4<0.41.464.30>120495381880.16
5<0.41.644.81>120424675820.13
6<0.42.08>1200.12
70.21.632.15>120424686930.07

Case 2 (38-year-old male, 177 cm, 78.6 kg, BSA 1.97 m2)
−11.31.998734394754
01.11.762.9910140465664
11.61.852.237038434450
21.21.922.6593364150571.7
31.11.854.00101384354610.21
41.11.882.99101374254610.16
53.260.10

CKD EPI = Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaborative; eGFR-CG = estimated GFR calculated from the Cockcroft-Gault equation; CysC = cystatin C; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; MTX = methotrexate; SCr = serum creatinine; athe daily fluid balance for Case 1 ranged from −5.1 L to +2.1 L and for Case 2 from −1.6 L to +2.4 L.