Renal news roundup from AKF

Megan Barrowclough, a runner from Grand Junction, Colo., completed a 150-mile run from Moab, Utah, to raise awareness for living kidney donation after donating her kidney to her childhood friend. Barrowclough's journey along the Kokopelli Trail highlights the possibility of ...

The first clinical trial of pig kidney transplants is underway, with United Therapeutics announcing a successful initial procedure at NYU Langone Health. The trial, which may expand to 50 participants, will follow recipients of gene-edited pig kidneys. Genes that may trigger reje...

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 87.4% of patients with adult-onset frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome (FRNS) or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) were relapse-free at 49 weeks when treated with rituximab, compared wit...

Medtronic reported reductions in blood pressure for multiple groups of patients with high cardiovascular risk, including CKD, using the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system (RDN), according to results from the SPYRAL AFFIRM study. The study involved 210 patients and found r...

A 67-year-old man who received a genetically modified pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital had the organ removed after its function declined, ending a record 271-day survival. The patient remains on the waiting list for a human donor kidney. The Associated Press (10/27)

A study presented at a Heart Failure Society of America meeting found that lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher odds of non-fatal complications and reduced resource use in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who have been hospitalized for heart failure. The...

Social connectedness can be beneficial for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to research published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease. Researchers' recommendations include ramping up efforts to detect loneliness, engaging family caregivers and us...

Administering rectal nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) before or during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) does not increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with early-stage CKD, according to a study presented at the American Colleg...

Women with kidney failure were less likely to receive a living donor transplant than men, according to a study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases based on an analysis of data from 2.3 million adults from 1997 to 2020. "Women may be judged more harshly than men for th...