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Presented at AAO 2023, new 3-year data from the GALE extension study shows increasing treatment effects over time with pegcetacoplan injection for geographic atrophy.

In a presentation at AAO 2023, Tsang discussed topline data from the phase 2 trial on MCO-010 optogenetic therapy for vision loss in Stargardt Disease.

Data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 suggested male kidney donors recover greater kidney function than females after donation.

Data for a pair of studies presented at Kidney Week 2023 provide an overview of the effects of eGFR and how this might translate to potential long-term benefit in patients IgA nephropathy.

We 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.

Data 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.

Results presented in an abstract at ASN Kidney Week 2023 showed White patients had the greatest access to waitlisting and transplantation.

We sat down with Amit Garg, MD, PhD, to discuss results from the EnAKT LKD trial and the development of a multicomponent intervention model for increasing access to kidney transplantation

Analysis of nearly 15k patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD and anemia provides insight into contemporary trends in management.

Results from the phase 2/3 DIAMOND trial show a significant reduction in central macular thickness and significant visual gain in eyes treated with OCS-01 drops versus sham.

New, 2-year results from the phase 3 PHOTON study show continued benefit for patients with diabetic macular edema treated with aflibercept 8mg.

This research highlights the close relationship between pollen-induced allergic rhinitis, sensitization, and asthma.

Despite recommendations to consult with ophthalmologists prior to initiating semaglutide, the cardiometabolic drug was not found to be linked to worsened DR outcomes.

New AAO 2023 data suggests drugs like dapagliflozin and empagliflozin may provide greater protection against glaucoma than GLP-1 agonists or DDP-4 inhibitors.

New data from the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute showed patients not responding to anti-VEGF inhibitors could improve clinical and regimen parameters with short-term faricimab.

Oliver Gross, MD, discusses the unmet need in Alport Syndrome and the implications of study results presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023.

EnAKT 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.

This new data suggests that hospital facilities in the US may need to plan for potentially atypical timing of bronchiolitis season once more for 2023.

The post hoc analysis of the phase 3 YOSEMITE/RHINE trials may support the therapeutic role of dual Ang-2/VEGF-A inhibition with faricimab for DME.

David Charles, MD, chief medical officer of the Alliance for Patient Access, delves into the far-reaching implications of alternative funding programs.

Results of the ZENITH-CKD trial provide evidence of the safety and efficacy profile of combination zibotentan plus dapagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Primary results presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 showed spironolactone missed the trial's primary endpoint.

The 2-year data from the PROTECT study confirms the sustained benefit of sparsentan in patients with IgA nephropathy.

Aldosterone synthase inhibition dose-dependently reduced albuminuria by up to 40% in participants with CKD, according to study results presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023.

Although 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.

A post hoc analysis of the phase 3 YOSEMITE and RHINE trials found significantly more patients had leakage resolution with faricmab than with aflibercept at Week 16.

In this segment of his interview, Dr. Chovatiya discussed some of the key safety data on secukinumab following the drug’s FDA approval for hidradenitis suppurativa.

Data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 described the effects of SGLT2 inhibition in young patients with Alport syndrome.