The commonly used Cockcroft-Gault method may result in excessive chemotherapy dosing — with potentially dire implications.

There are 2 kidneys in your body, which are bean-shaped and reddish brown in color. Kidneys are located in the upper part of ...

Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients ...

BOSTON -- After living kidney donation, projection of renal function may vary by gender, a retrospective cohort study of 174,311 living kidney donors suggested.

1. Fatigue and weakness: A decrease in kidney function can result in a collection of toxins in the body, leading to ongoing ...

It can be unusual for a husband and wife to be a transplant match because several factors are required, including blood and ...

Over nearly 5 years of follow-up, kidney transplant recipients exposed to hot temperatures also had a 30% higher risk for a ...

Vera Therapeutics completes enrollment in Phase 3 atacicept trial for IgAN, with interim efficacy results expected this ...

The FDA has granted Priority Review to pegcetacoplan for the treatment of C3 glomerulopathy and primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.

Vanrafia reduces proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). It has a wholesale acquisition cost ...

FDA grants accelerated approval to Novartis' Vanrafia for IgA nephropathy, with Phase 3 data in 2026 expected to support ...

Novartis ( NYSE: NVS) said on Thursday that it received US FDA's accelerated approval for Vanrafia as a treatment for adults ...