Sibeprenlimab-szsi (VOYXACT) slowed estimated glomerular filtration rate decline versus placebo over 24 months in adult patients with primary IgA nephropathy, according to Phase 3 VISIONARY results announced by Otsuka. Otsuka…
Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a 3-part caregiver story, submitted to us by Joan Foster, who was a caregiver for her husband Charles' Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). To…
Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a 3-part caregiver story, submitted to us by Joan Foster, who was a caregiver for her husband Charles' Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). To…
Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a 3-part caregiver story, submitted to us by Joan Foster, who was a caregiver for her husband Charles' Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Hold…
As reported on PharmaBiz, AstraZeneca has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for ravulizumab (Ultomiris) for the…
According to a recent report on BioSpace, Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s investigational therapy Voyxact is gaining momentum in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after new Phase 3 results showed meaningful preservation of kidney function,…
According to a recent article in The Manila Times, Jade Biosciences has begun dosing participants in a Phase 2 clinical study, known as JUNIPER, evaluating its investigational therapy JADE101 for…
WebMD published a story about a young woman, Maddie, who had spent nine years in wheelchair confinement resulting from a rare metabolic disease related to kidney stones. As her doctor…
Early Phase III data suggest C5 complement inhibition may alter disease course in IgAN In a recent press release, AstraZeneca reported that Ultomiris (ravulizumab) has shown a statistically significant and…
Akebia Therapeutics has initiated clinical development of a new investigational therapy aimed at preventing or treating acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with cardiac surgery. The company announced that the first…
Fibrosis, the accumulation of scar tissue in organs, disrupts normal organ function and leads to progressive impairment. Currently, there is no cure, and existing treatments focus primarily on symptom management…
As reported on Healio, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)–based therapies are rapidly reshaping the landscape of diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. Originally developed for glycemic control, these agents now play…
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains one of the most common primary glomerular diseases worldwide, yet effective treatments are limited. A new study, recently published in Frontiers, offers fresh evidence that…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened the approval of Empaveli (pegcetacoplan), a complement inhibitor, to include the treatment of two rare and serious kidney diseases: C3 glomerulopathy…
In 1999, Towana Looney, a resident of Alabama, donated one of her own kidneys to help save her mother’s life. Then Towana waited eight years for an organ transplant that…
In honor of Kidney Awareness Month, we would like to congratulate the National Kidney Foundation on celebrating 75 years as an organization fighting against kidney disease and for kidney disease…
Sixty-six-year-old Tim Andrews, a resident of New Hampshire, is the fourth patient worldwide to undergo a pig kidney transplantation. As reported recently in a Mass General News Release, Tim is…
Previously, the FDA has approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) as a treatment option for adults with heart failure and to manage blood sugar in people ages 10+ with type 2 diabetes.…
When Christine Todd learned that her kidneys were failing, she was frightened and concerned. Todd has polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an inherited condition characterized by cysts that develop in the…
There are limited therapeutic options for people living with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD); currently, the only real standards-of-care include dialysis and kidney transplantation. When discussing the therapeutic landscape,…
Previously, the American Kidney Fund launched the Unknown Causes of Kidney Disease (UCKD) Project. Through the project, the AKF is working to better understand how undiagnosed or misdiagnosed causes…
Growing up, Will Kleemeier learned all about polycystic kidney disease (PKD). He had several family members with PKD, so he knew that there was a chance that he too…
Have you ever heard of dysgeusia? Dysgeusia is a condition in which someone's taste is altered, making all foods taste either bitter, sour, sweet, or metallic. Research has shown…
After several clinical setbacks, Vertex Pharmaceuticals found promising results in its study of a drug to treat a genetic kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). As reported recently by…
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has sidelined many events, fundraisers, and other opportunities over the last 14 months. But the pandemic won't stop the Kidney Foundation of Canada from holding…
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