Metformin‐Associated Lactic Acidosis During Docetaxel Therapy for Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Case Report
This case may have involved septic shock, but metformin likely worsened the lactic acidosis. It highlights the need for sick-day education and monitoring in elderly cancer patients.
Authors
- Yusuke Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6239-6050)
- Yoshitsugu Inoue
- Takuya Kudo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-3054)
- Uran Yoshizaki
- Haruki Kume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9841-0857)
- Aya Niimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-7851)
Institutions
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- New Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJU Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.70055
- Primary Topic
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00