The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) reduced the risk of creatinine increases and acute kidney injury (AKI) even in those with an early dip in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More inpatients had a discrepancy in eGFR compared with outpatients. Characteristics associated with a large ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer eGFR calculations that do not consider race show a link between kidney function and dementia. Equations ...

For many people with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a condition in which immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies accumulate in the kidneys and trigger inflammation, kidney function stays stable for many years. For ...

Credit: Shutterstock Accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer is crucial to determine drug eligibility and dosing, while balancing the risks for undertreatment and ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

Figure 6: Mechanism of Anti-EGFR resistance in head and neck cancer by activation of TLR4-MyD88 signaling. EGFR inhibition by cetuximab prevents Src activation, thus preventing MyD88 degradation, ...

"Clinicians performing tumor biopsy need to ensure that there’s adequate tissue for both diagnosis and NGS testing. Having immediate pathology review of biopsy specimens in the operating room can ...