Kidney Failure

PHILADELPHIA — Improvements in access to transplant, workforce issues and the impact of dialysis treatments on the environment have been a focus for the American Society of Nephrology in the past year, the outgoing ASN president said here.

Lawmakers are asking CMS to expand availability of home dialysis for Medicare beneficiaries receiving treatment for AKI in an outpatient setting.

Conservative kidney management may be a viable treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease, but researchers found not many patients are aware of the therapy. For older adults with comorbidities, “there is increasing evidence for the potential of [conservative kidney management (CKM)] to maintain quality of life without necessarily decreasing life expectancy,” Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. 

Evident racial gaps in transplant waitlist placement between Black and white patients exist, particularly among younger individuals with kidney failure, new data suggests.

Intradialytic exercise improved the 60-second sit-to-stand test scores of patients with kidney failure who were on hemodialysis, according to recently published data.

Measuring time to kidney failure in advanced chronic kidney disease can inform clinical decisions and patient counseling, regardless of estimates based on eGFR or the kidney failure risk equation, according to recently published data.

Remission induction strategies based on rituximab and cyclophosphamide each demonstrate similar risks for kidney failure and death in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Young adults with kidney failure are likely to experience an increased risk for depression, anxiety and other mental health issues as they age, according to a letter to the editor published in Kidney Medicine.

The FDA granted orphan drug designation for Xorlo, a drug from Xortx Therapeutics Inc. intended to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, according to the press release.

At the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinicals Meeting, Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD, MPH, FASN, will be presented with the Excellence in Transplantation Award to recognize her research in kidney transplantation.