Tag: race
Hispanic patients “underrepresented” in CKD trials but finerenone outcomes similar
A FIDELITY posthoc analysis of the results of the combined finerenone randomised controlled trials (RCTs) has found that the drug is as effective for...
Study finds creatinine-based eGFR equation could reduce racial differences in transplant...
In light of recent shifts away from race-based algorithms in medicine—such as the adjustment for Black race in equations that estimate patients’ kidney function—new...
New research sheds light on impact of recent eGFR updates
New research indicates that removing a race modifier from a formula used to diagnose kidney disease—estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)—could lead to more equitable...
Race-free kidney function estimates may have small but potentially important impact...
Data analysis from a recent clinical trial has indicated that removing a race-based adjustment in the estimation of patients’ kidney function had a small...
University of Maryland Medicine to eliminate race from kidney function estimates
University of Maryland Medicine—which is comprised of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)—has announced...
ASN Kidney Week: Study indicates substantial discrepancies between kidney function assessments
New research presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week (2–7 November 2021, virtual) indicates that substantial discrepancies exist between two major...