Akhil P suresh

Publications

• Research Article   
  Correlation between calculated and measured creatinine clearance in head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiation
  Author(s): Joneetha Jones, Dr Arun P Narendran*, Vinin N V, Geetha M, Greeshma K E, Nabeel Yahiya, Akhil P suresh, Bindu Anilkumar and Hima Sasikumar
  
  Background: Cisplatin based chemoradiation forms the standard treatment for locally advanced head and neck malignancies. Cisplatin is notorious for its potential nephrotoxicity. Renal function assessment is crucial in determining the eligibility or the need for dose modification of potentially nephrotoxic drugs in clinical practice. measuring Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is a uniformly accepted index of renal function. Even though the most common method of GFR assessment is 24 hour urine collection for evaluation of creatinine clearance, most of the time this test is inconvenient for the patient. This test may also overestimate GFR due to renal tubular secretion of creatinine. So, attempts have been focused on formulas that estimate GFR without collecting the patient's urine. In this scenario the most common formulas used by laboratories to predict GFR are the.. Read More»
  

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