Nephrology

Death Rate in the Dialysis Population Surges With COVID-19

Publish Date January 25, 2021

A study revealed a nearly 25% rate of all-cause mortality among patients on maintenance dialysis who contract COVID-19.

Dialysis Use by Older Patients Varies Widely Across VA Facilities

Publish Date January 22, 2021

Dialysis use among older Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with incident kidney failure varied from 25.0% to 81.4% across 108 VA facilities, a study found.

First Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Light Chain Amyloidosis Approved

Publish Date January 21, 2021

The approval was based on data from the open-label, active-controlled phase 3 ANDROMEDA study.

Therapeutic Advances in Kidney Failure Care Linked to Improved Survival

Publish Date January 20, 2021

Study results show that mortality among hemodialysis patients declined from 2006 to 2015 compared with the general Swedish population.

Biomarkers May Help Guide Management of Hypertensive CKD

Publish Date January 19, 2021

Elevated levels of 3 immune system biomarkers are associated with an increased risks for kidney failure requiring renal replacement therapy and death, a study found.

Sparsentan Granted Orphan Drug Status for IgA Nephropathy

Publish Date January 18, 2021

Sparsentan is an investigational small molecule candidate designed to selectively block the receptors of endothelin type A and angiotensin II type I, which are associated with kidney disease progression.

Corticosteroids-Cyclophosphamide May Be Superior for Primary MN

Publish Date January 15, 2021

In a trial of patients with primary membranous nephropathy, corticosteroid-cyclophosphamide induced significantly more and faster remission of nephrotic syndrome than tacrolimus-rituximab.

Many Dialysis Patients Report Proficiency in Mobile Health

Publish Date January 15, 2021

Older patients have lower mobile health proficiency, as do those with Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity, less than college education

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation May Not Reduce Renal Function in Sickle Cell Disease

Publish Date January 14, 2021

For patients with sickle cell disease, HSCT may not be associated with a significant increase in CKD incidence or prevalence following transplantation.

Women Are at Lower Risk for CKD Progression Than Men

Publish Date January 14, 2021

A Swedish study of patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease found that women were less likely than men to experience disease progression and to die from any cause or cardiovascular causes.