Nephrology

RUBY-3 findings support povetacicept’s ability to induce remission, reduce UPCR, stabilize renal function, and resolve hematuria in patients with IgAN.

Findings call attention to the risk of complications in patients with CKD and UACR <30 mg/g, highlighting the dangers of elevated albuminuria even in the normoalbuminuric range.

Results suggest low-dose corticosteroids in combination with leflunomide are more efficacious for improving urine protein excretion with better safety than full-dose corticosteroids.

Our March 2024 month in review highlights HCPLive’s top coverage of the latest news in nephrology, ranging from new CKD research and KDIGO guidelines to recent IgAN data.

Both high blood pressure and triglycerides were identified as risk factors for IgAN, although high blood pressure was deemed to have the most direct influence.

Results showed co-administration of methotrexate with pegloticase led to similar rates of urate-lowering response and adverse events in patients with and without CKD.

Findings underscore the importance of considering both the serum IgA/C3 ratio and glomerular C3 staining in the management and treatment of IgAN.

Previous reports suggest poor and unchanging rates of deceased kidney donation, though use of a recent metric for deaths compatible with donation yielded positive trends from 2003-2021.

Urinary miR-92a-3p, miR-425-5p, and miR-185-5p were significantly increased in patients with IgAN and were all associated with tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis.

Patients whose primary care practitioners were randomized to a clinical decision support system intervention achieved a statistically significant reduction in SBP versus usual care but had similar rates of BP control.

The KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease is an update to the KDIGO 2012 CKD Guideline.

A greater patient-to-patient care technician ratio was associated with increased mortality and hospitalization with lower rates of waitlisting and transplantation among patients receiving in-center hemodialysis.

Baseline kidney function, AKD severity, and post-AKD kidney function were identified as important factors for predicting outcomes in patients with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis.

Findings reveal a 20% mortality rate in an Eastern European cohort, primarily due to cardiovascular diseases and linked to an absence of RASi use, among other factors.

Results of the systematic review point to significant evidence gaps in most cardiovascular risk management interventions for patients with CKD, especially those with stages 4 to 5.

Novo Nordisk announced topline data from the FLOW trial indicate semaglutide 1.0 mg (Ozempic) was associated with a 24% reduction in risk of kidney disease-related events among individuals with type 2 diabetes and CKD compared to placebo therapy.

Use of corticosteroids with supportive therapy reduced proteinuria but was associated with adverse effects and did not impact time to ESKD versus supportive therapy alone.

Our February 2024 month in review spotlights news in IgAN identification and management as well as recent research about various factors impacting renal care outcomes in different patient populations.

Results identified mesangial IgM deposition as an independent risk factor for ESKD in patients with IgAN, particularly in advanced disease stages.

In part 2 of our 3-part series on the impact of clinical trials lacking diversity, we are spotlighting responses to our second question, which addresses how the previously established lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a direct effect on the development and application of new therapies or devices in real-world settings.

In part 1 of our 3-part series on the impact of clinical trials lacking diversity, we are spotlighting responses to our first question, which sought to encapsulate the perspectives of our group of experts on how a historic lack of diversity in clinical trials has manifested itself in today’s care of patients from diverse backgrounds.

This article serves as a landing page for our 3-part series spotlighting how a lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a deleterious downstream effect on real-world care for people of color in the US, with perspective from experts across more than half a dozen specialties.

Younger gestational age, lower birthweight, and a more severe initial AKI episode were identified as risk factors for recurrent AKI, which was linked to extended hospitalization.

Findings suggest segregated residential and transplant center neighborhoods contribute to racial disparities in access to living donor kidney transplantation.

The incidence of KRT for primary glomerular disease-induced kidney failure was greatest for IgA nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

Results confirmed the cost-effectiveness of Japan’s mandated school urinary screening strategy, also pointing to fewer patients progressing to ESKD compared to no screening.

Nearly 30% of patients were receiving potentially inappropriately prescribed medications at the start of the study and more than 20% were still receiving these medications 1 year later.

The review explored the global epidemiology of HCV in patients on dialysis, providing novel estimations of its prevalence and case fatality rate in this patient population.

A distinctive gene expression profile was identified in patients with IgA nephropathy using NanoString mRNA technology, suggesting inflammatory and fibrotic targets in the disease.

Our January 2024 month-in-review spotlights some of our top coverage in nephrology, ranging from FDA news to clinical trial data and research about approaches to improving renal health.