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A significantly higher number of patients receiving voclosporin achieved good renal outcome when compared with placebo.

In a late-breaking abstract, investigators assess how pantoprazole 40 mg daily effects long-term kidney function.

In a late-breaking abstract, investigators assess how discontinuation of ACEi or ARBs impact disease progression for advanced CKD.

The study shows vitamin D levels do not necessarily forecast the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.

In the last 20 years, most were adult studies which indicates a need for pediatric research activity, especially considering the potential that targeted therapies have for treating chronic kidney disease in children.

Approximately 1 out of every 6 patients with COVID-19 had a reduced eGFR.

Females generally have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to males.

Data presented during ASN 2022 shows how heart failure impacts risk factors for renal outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease.

New phase 3 data shared at Fall Clinical Dermatology show the IL-13 inhibitor maintained skin clearance observed at 16 weeks.

After the announced recall of dry shampoo products by Unilever this month, dermatologists anticipate an uptick in patient concerns.

Up to 2% of patients with IBD also have EoE.

Guselkumab bested placebo in clinical results of patients with ulcerative colitis.

"The best test is the 1 that gets done," Williams said.

Lawrence Eichenfield, MD, discusses recent achievements in identifying and possibly preventing atopic dermatitis development in infants.

In a late-breaking abstract, the investigators compared antibody levels at month 6 compared to month 1.

Yale dermatologist Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, discusses the recurring issue with increased levels of the carcinogen found in self-care and cosmetic products.

A greater proportion of the upadacitinib 15 mg and upadacitinib 30 mg group achieved clinical remission based on the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index

Antibiotics followed by oral SER-109 demonstrated a low rate of recurrent clostridioides difficile infection through week 8, regardless of the number of prior episodes.

Extended induction treatment with upadacitinib 45 mg led to achievement of clinical response in a clinically meaningful proportion of patients with ulcerative colitis who do not respond to 8 weeks of induction therapy.

RBX2660 reduced clostridioides difficile infection recurrence at 8 weeks, with a sustained clinical response through 6 months, in an open-label phase 3 cohort of patients representative of real-world clinical practice.

The agency has set an April 26, 2023 action date for the live microbiotic therapeutic for the prevention of recurrent CDI.

Treatment with guselkumab resulted in greater improvements across key clinical and endoscopic/histologic outcome measures at week 12 compared with placebo in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis with or without a history of inadequate response or intolerance to advanced therapy.

The median DeMeester score decreased from 32-3.7 following LTF.

Patients with ulcerative colitis treated with combination induction therapy with guselkumab plus golimumab followed by guselkumab monotherapy achieved higher rates of the several end points at week 38 as compared to either guselkumab or golimumab alone.

Twelve additional weeks of subcutaneous risankizumab induction was efficacious and well-tolerated in patients with Crohn's disease following an initial risankizumab 12-week induction dose.

Risankizumab induction relieved Crohn's disease symptoms and maintenance doses were effective in resolving abdominal pain, with other mixed findings for other patient-reported outcomes in the maintenance phase.

If approved by the FDA, RBX2660 would be the first approved live microbiota therapeutic for the treatment of recurrent CDI.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the effort of colorectal cancer screenings.

Treatment with terlipressin led to better long-term clinical outcomes for patients with hepatorenal syndrome who received a liver transplant.

On-demand vonoprazan at all investigated doses was significantly better than placebo in providing rapid and sustained relief from heartburn episodes in patients with nonerosive reflux disease.