Tag - eGFR

ISN Journal summaries on B cell-targeting immunotherapies and eGFR slope in the cardiorenal continuum

Kidney International®   Tiny warriors, big impact: targeted immunotherapy in kidney diseases  This review examines whether emerging B cell-targeting immunotherapies, particularly chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and T-cell engagers, could improve outcomes in autoimmune kidney diseases where current treatments often fail.  It summarizes early evidence, mainly from small uncontrolled studies in systemic lupus erythematosus, suggesting these approaches may achieve deeper B-cell depletion...

Explore WCN’26 late-breaking trials with NephJC and Kidney International Reports® 

NephJC has extended the conversation around WCN’26 late-breaking trials with expert commentary on selected studies presented in Yokohama, including the ASSIST trial, 24-month data from APPLAUSE-IGAN, and new analyses from the CONFIDENCE trial.  Read the commentaries  A video interview recorded onsite at WCN’26 in Yokohama features NephJC Founding Editor-in-Chief Swapnil Hiremath and Managing Editor Cristina Popa discussing selected late-breaking...

ISN Journal Summaries on Hypertension-avoidance Strategies and Age-based GFR    

Kidney International®  A Sub-study of the POISE-3 Randomized Trial Examined Effects of a Perioperative Hypotension-avoidance Strategy Versus a Hypertension-avoidance Strategy on the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury  This sub-study of the POISE-3 trial investigated whether a strategy to prevent low blood pressure during surgery could reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).   Researchers randomized 7,307 patients...