The HCPLive nephrology page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on kidney disease. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments in nephrology, and more.
April 24th 2024
Positive topline results showed treatment response consistent with NefIgArd findings, regardless of whether participants had previously been treated with Nefecon or placebo.
Navigating Newer Approaches to Managing IgA Nephropathy
April 14, 2024
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New York GU™ 17th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress® and Other Genitourinary Malignancies
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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How the Experts Treat NMIBC During a BCG Shortage—Integrating Recent Approvals and Investigational Therapies
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Evaluating the Recent Advancements in Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment: A Case-Based Approach to Managing CKD and Related Comorbidities
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Expert Illustrations and Commentaries™: Emerging Therapies and Treatment Strategies to Improve Care for Your Patients with Anemia in CKD
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Staying Abreast of the Prostate Cancer Treatment Paradigm From Risk Stratification to Adaptive Sequencing Strategies
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Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Advances In™: Targeting PSMA to Advance Diagnosis And Management Of Patients With Prostate Cancer
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Clinical Case Vignette Series: Integrating Recent Data into Practice to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer
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Medical Crossfire®: How Will Emerging Data Inform Treatment Planning for Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Community?
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Community Practice Connections: 7th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Bridging the Care Gap in Anemia in CKD: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhancing Patient Care
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do the Experts Select and Sequence Therapies to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer?
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7th Annual New York Cardio-Endo-Renal Collaborative (NY CERC)
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Medical Crossfire®: Where Are We in the World of ADCs? From HER2 to CEACAM5, TROP2, HER3, CDH6, B7H3, c-MET and Beyond!
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‘REEL’ Time Patient Counseling™: Navigating the Complex Journey of Diagnosing and Managing Fabry Disease
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41st Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
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GU Tumor Board®: Real World Strategies to Inform Individualized Care in Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Medical Crossfire®: Optimizing Care for Patients With Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Exploring the Role of Novel Agents for the Management of IgA Nephropathy
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Patient, Provider & Caregiver Connection™: Implementing an Effective Management Plan to Improve Outcomes in IgA Nephropathy
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Q&A: Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Transplantation, with Maya Clark-Cutaia, RN, MSN, PhD
November 4th 2023We sat down with Maya Clark-Cutaia, RN, MSN, PhD, assistant professor of nursing at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing to discuss disparities in the kidney transplantation process and how they should be addressed in future efforts.
Phase 2b Data, Phase 3 Trial Design Provide New Insight into Atacicept in IgAN
November 4th 2023Data from multiple presentations at ASN Kidney Week 2023 offer insight into the effects of atacicept in patients with IgA nephropathy as well as the design of the phase 3 trial, which is currently enrolling.
Multicomponent Intervention Fails to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation
November 3rd 2023EnAKT LKD was conducted across 26 CKD programs in Ontario Canada, offering a multi-component intervention designed to target several barriers thought to prevent kidney transplantation and living donation - however, results showed no significant difference between the intervention and usual care groups.
Sparsentan Use Could Lower Risk of Kidney Failure, Death in FSGS
November 3rd 2023Although the DUPLEX trial missed its primary endpoint of eGFR slope in patients with FSGS, results point to greater reductions in proteinuria and in risk of kidney failure with sparsentan use relative to irbesartan—making its case for becoming a standard of care for the glomerular disease.
Urate-Lowering Therapy Could Also Lower Blood Pressure in Gout Patients
November 2nd 2023An analysis of the MIRROR trial from ASN Kidney Week 2023 details the effects of urate-lowering therapy on blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled gout receiving pegloticase plus methotrexate in the phase 4 trial.
FIDELITY Analysis Details Benefits of Early Albuminuria Reduction in CKD
November 2nd 2023Rajiv Agarwal, MD, MS, provides insight into an analysis from ASN Kidney Week 2023 detailing the effect of early albuminuria reduction on risk of adverse kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in people with T2D and chronic kidney disease.
ENVISION Trial: Sibeprenlimab Reduces 24-Hour UACR in IgA Nephropathy
November 2nd 2023Presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023, results of the ENVISION trial provide the latest insight into effects of sibeprenlimab in management of IgA nephropathy as the nephrology community awaits the results of its ongoing phase 3 trial.