At the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinicals Meeting, Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD, MPH, FASN, will be presented with the Excellence in Transplantation Award to recognize her research in kidney transplantation. “I am truly honored to receive this tremendous award for my research to advance equity in kidney transplantation,” Purnell said in a press release. “I dedicate this
AUSTIN, Texas —Patients on dialysis who are hyporesponsive to anemia treatment have a higher risk for hospitalizations and death, according to data presented here. “Hyporesponse (hypoR) to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is associated with adverse events,” Christine Ferro, BA, and colleagues wrote in a poster presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical
AUSTIN, Texas —Results from a poster presentation here showed that patients with uncontrolled gout treated with the combined therapy of pegloticase and methotrexate saw a reduction in gout symptoms as well as a stable eGFR.Twelve-month data from the MIRROR trial showed a higher response rate among patients with chronic kidney disease when pegloticase (Krystexxa, Horizon Pharmaceuticals) was
Cynthia Delgado, MD, received the Garabed Eknoyan Award for her guidance in removing race as a factor for diagnosing chronic kidney disease at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.“Dr. Delgado’s work over the last 2 years as co-chair of the NKF-[American Society of Nephrology] ASN Task Force was truly groundbreaking and will be remembered in history as a