RA Cases

The ENRICH-AF trial ultimately did not demonstrate edoxaban’s efficacy, highlighting the need for further stroke prevention strategies for this patient population.

Final TELIGAN data show telitacicept cut confirmed 30% eGFR decline by 89% and reduced proteinuria by 60.7% vs placebo over 2 years in IgA nephropathy.

Participants described how payer requirements and documentation of steroid exposure shape biologic access.

In TRANSCEND-CKD, retatrutide reduced UACR by 49.2% vs placebo and lowered intraglomerular pressure and kidney fat without changing measured GFR at 24 weeks.

Ravulizumab cut proteinuria 43.4% vs placebo at week 34 in I CAN, making it the first C5 inhibitor approved for IgA nephropathy under accelerated approval.

An NHANES analysis finds 82.3% of 9.1 million US adults eligible for kidney-protective GLP-1 RA therapy are unaware of their CKD, with no improvement over a decade.

Long-term extension data show iptacopan held a −3.49 mL/min/1.73 m² per year eGFR slope over 48 months, with benefit emerging after patients switched from placebo.

Reena Mehra, MD, discusses a post hoc analysis in which AD109 reduced AHI4 by 59.6% in postmenopausal women vs 44.0% in non-menopausal participants.