Cisplatin Effects in Lung Adenocarcinoma-bearing Mice, Alone and in Combination with Erlotinib.

Cisplatin causes nephrotoxicity that can lead to the development of acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease. However, the current mouse model of cisplatin nephrotoxicity is neither physiologically nor clinically relevant. Our goal was to improve upon these deficits by developing a repeated, low-dose regimen of cisplatin and combining it with a transgenic mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma. This overview details how addressing these deficits have improved our understanding of cisplatin-induced kidney injury.