Kidney Disease

An interim report by a National Kidney Foundation-American Society of Nephrology task force outlines challenges on the use of race in estimating GFR and suggests methods to evaluate new approaches to using it as a kidney function measure.

For patients with chronic kidney disease residing in a metropolitan area of Minnesota, kidney care quality showed no significant variation based on neighborhood socioeconomic status.

Patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance dialysis experienced improved control of hyperphosphatemia with a dual treatment of tenapanor and phosphate binders compared with the latter alone, according to a study.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who have an elevated BMI at diagnosis are at increased risk for microvascular complications, although the risk can be reduced with weight loss, according to a study published in Diabetologia.

A cohort study of 27,271 participants with and without reduced kidney function identified a link between healthy lifestyle behaviors and reduced risk of mortality, heart disease, coronary events and strokes.

Akebia Therapeutics Inc. has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for vadadustat, an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor for the treatment of anemia in both adult patients on dialysis and not on dialysis.

Members of a joint task force established by the American Society of Nephrology and National Kidney Foundation presented an interim report on the removal of race as a factor in estimating GFR for patients with kidney disease.

Arguing that “racism is a root cause of disparities in kidney disease,” a speaker here outlined the ways in which these disparities have been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A test that incorporates plasma biomarkers was successful in predicting kidney function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes, a speaker reported.

More than 80% of patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement experienced stable or improved kidney outcomes 1 month after the procedure, researchers reported.