TORONTO—Nearly one third of women with CKD are taking at least five medications, according to researchers.

SAN FRANCISCO—Most patients with type 2 diabetes may be able to control their disease for up to 15 years and still avoid insulin injections by using multiple classes of oral diabetic medications.

SAN FRANCISCO—The investigational agent saxagliptin, which belongs to a new class of anti-diabetic drugs that is taken orally rather than by injection, is effective and safe in treatment-naïve, type 2 diabetics with inadequate glycemic control, new findings suggest.

HYPERTENSION IS more likely to develop in women with high but normal albumin/creatinine ratios (ACRs) than in women with lower ACRs, according to a new analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Studies (NHS).

Vitespen (Oncophage), an experimental vaccine, does not prevent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) recurrence or improve survival, researchers reported in The Lancet (2008; published online ahead of print).

Adding a diuretic to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) improves ureteral stone fragmentation and clearance, researchers reported in the Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (2008;19:397-400).

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has launched an outreach campaign to encourage employers to grant paid leave to workers who act as live organ donors.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients treated with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have a 62% reduced risk of death compared with PD patients not treated with these medications, after adjusting for age, BP, and other variables, according to a report in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2008; published online ahead of print).

The prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) urine test is superior to percent-free PSA in predicting prostate biopsy outcome, data show.

Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) independently increases the risk of renal graft failure in patients who receive kidneys from donors younger than 50 years, according to a study of 829 kidney transplant recipients.