World Kidney Day (WKD) launched its 2027 campaign, “Kidneys, heart, and metabolism: the core of your health,” on September 14. The campaign highlights the importance of caring for kidney, cardiovascular, and metabolic health as interconnected parts of overall health. Get creative This year, WKD invites everyone to take part in the new “Kidney Shape Challenge”: find, create, or capture something kidney-shaped in...
Raising kidney health’s profile on the global agenda Dear Colleagues and Friends, Kidney health continues to gain ground on the global health agenda, and ISN activities at the 81st United Nations General Assembly gave us another important opportunity to build on that progress. During the event, the ISN helped lead the discussion on moving beyond single-disease approaches...
Kidney International® Real-world outcomes of pegcetacoplan in primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Pegcetacoplan is being explored as a treatment for C3 glomerulopathy and primary immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, but real-world evidence remains limited. This observational study followed 25 pediatric and adult patients treated outside clinical trials, most of whom had not responded to conventional therapies. Pegcetacoplan was associated with rapid...
Start shaping your World Congress of Nephrology 2027 (WCN’27) experience now, with opportunities to get involved before the congress takes place. Share your research: Submit an abstract by October 28 Submit your research to WCN’27 for the chance to share it on a global stage and contribute to the scientific exchange that moves nephrology forward. Previous...
Manvir Victor (left) and Bill Wang From navigating diagnosis and treatment to the practical and emotional challenges of everyday life, members of the ISN Patient Liaison Advisory Group shared what it means to live with kidney disease. Challenging "systemic blindness" in kidney care For Bill Wang in Hong Kong, one of the defining challenges...
Speakers and delegates at the International Expert Forum: Complement Therapeutics in Clinical Practice in Kidney Disease in Singapore As complement therapeutics expand across kidney diseases, how should clinicians decide when to use them, how to monitor response, and when to change or stop treatment? From September 16-18, 113 experts from 32 countries gathered in Singapore for...
You are invited to participate in an important anonymous online survey, “International travel for organ transplantation: surveying professionals’ experience,”* led by Dominique Martin and Georgina Irish from Deakin University and the Adelaide University, Australia. The survey should take 5-15 minutes to complete and is available in 13 languages. Complete the survey Repeated every two years to track...
Brussels, September 23, 2026 At the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) continued to drive on how to turn the WHO kidney health resolution into action, working with partners across disease areas and linking kidney health to the broader agenda of stronger, more sustainable health systems...
New complement-targeting treatments are changing the therapeutic landscape for C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), primary immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN), and IgA nephropathy (IgAN), raising important questions about how to use them in clinical practice. To explore these questions, the ISN convened the 2025 ISN Expert Forum on Complement Therapeutics in C3G & IgAN. Read the meeting report in Kidney International® The...
Kidney International® Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination induces delayed but robust humoral and cellular immunity in patients receiving hemodialysis Patients receiving hemodialysis are especially vulnerable to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but vaccine responses in this group are poorly understood. In a small observational study, the RSV vaccine Arexvy produced robust antibody and cellular immune responses, although antibody levels rose more slowly than...
Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity are closely interconnected, yet care is often delivered through separate clinical pathways. In October 2025, the ISN convened the ISN International Expert Forum, “Exploring the Nexus of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Health,” to examine how a more integrated CKM approach could improve prevention, treatment, and care delivery. The resulting meeting report has...
The ISN’s practical kidney care “cheat sheets” for primary care are now available in French and Spanish, alongside the original English version, making it easier to share clear, concise kidney care guidance with primary care colleagues in different geographies. Japanese, German, and Chinese translations will follow soon. Explore the “cheat sheets” and share them with your primary care colleagues Designed as quick-reference resources for primary...
At the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), the ISN will continue to drive discussion on how to turn the WHO kidney health resolution into action, linking kidney health to stronger, more sustainable health systems for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as countries look ahead to the 2027 United Nations High-level meeting on universal health coverage (UHC). On September 22, the ISN and Devex will...
Jai Radhakrishnan (left) and Sumit Mohan What does kidney research publishing look like in a rapidly evolving field? As Kidney International Reports® (KIR) marks its 10th anniversary, its editors discuss how the journal is expanding engagement with the global kidney community, adapting to new developments in publishing, and looking ahead to its next...
Faculty and delegates at the ISN Primer Course in Renal Pathology in Montevideo, Uruguay The ISN is pleased to welcome the Uruguayan Society of Nephrology (SUN) as its newest Collective-member society, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing kidney care in Latin America. By joining the ISN as a collective-member society, the SUN formalizes a partnership centered on knowledge exchange, education, and stronger connections across the...
Members of the nephrology team from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) in Australia visit the nephrology team at the Renal Clinical Care Services Inc. (RCCS) in Central Luzon, the Philippines "Through this collaboration, the RCCS has emerged as a resilient, patient-focused, and globally aligned model of excellence in kidney care, advancing the ISN's mission of...
ISN Past President Masaomi Nangaku presents at the meeting The ISN Frontiers meeting “Novel Treatments for Kidney Disease” brought together over 700 kidney care professionals in Dalian, China, from September 5–7, 2026, to explore emerging therapies, technologies, and approaches in kidney care. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the Chinese Medical Association (CMA) and the Chinese Society of Nephrology (CSN), serving as the executive body...
Celebrating excellence across the global kidney care community Please join us in congratulating the 2027 ISN Awards winners whose dedication, innovation, and leadership have advanced kidney care, education, research, and collaboration around the world. Alfred Newton Richards Award: Paola Romagnani Roscoe R. Robinson Award: László Rosivall Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize: Feng Qian ISN Pioneer Award...
Kidney International® Pegcetacoplan prophylaxis for recurrent C3 glomerulopathy with multifactorial genetic background C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) has a high risk of recurrence after kidney transplantation, and there is limited evidence on how best to prevent it. This case report describes a child with severe, early-onset C3G and a complex genetic background who received pegcetacoplan before and after a living-donor kidney transplant as prophylaxis...
Delegates review biopsy slides at the WCN’26 Renal Pathology Course in Japan Applications are now open for the 2027 ISN Renal Pathology Bursaries, which support successful applicants in attending selected renal pathology events worldwide. Explore the 2027 opportunities Recipients will gain access to specialist training, connect with international experts and peers, and build knowledge and skills they can apply in their home institutions. Apply for a bursary...
