Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Nephropathology 2251-8363 6 4 2017 10 01 Renal failure in cancer patients: results from the national cancer registry of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 309 316 10.15171/jnp.2017.50 EN Kouamé Hubert Yao Moctar Touré Noel Coulibaly Sery Patrick Diopoh Serge Didier Konan Yvon Kouassi Innocent Adoubi Journal Article 10.15171/jnp.2017.50 2017 01 03 2017 04 09 Background: Renal failure (RF) is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. the national cancer registry of Abidjan, during the period from January 2012 to December 2015. The diagnosis of RF was confirmed based on a measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 mL/min obtained using the Modification in Diet of Renal Disease (MDRD) formula. A comparison of patients with (n = 131) or without (n = 136) RF, followed by a logistic regression analysis, made it possible to identify the risk factors for RF. in the group without RF (P = 0.003). The etiologies of RF were urinary tract obstruction (41.2%), administration of platinum salts (19.8%) and water losses (12.2%). In multivariate analysis, age (P = 0.009), presence of hypertension (P = 0.02), uterine cancer (P = 0.0001) and prostate cancer (P = 0.014) were associated with the risk of RF in cancer patients. Factors such as male gender (P = 0.007), HIV infection (P = 0.021), GFR<15 mL/min (P = 0.002), and hemoglobin level <8 g/dL (P = 0.041) were associated with mortality in cancer patients with RF.