Because race is a social construct, not a physical characteristic, the race coefficient may not be needed to calculate eGFR. Removing the race coefficient could increase the number of black ...

Unlike creatinine, plasma levels of cystatin C are not affected by muscle mass, said Sarav and Alpern. However, cystatin C -- which also comes at a higher cost -- can increase with inflammation, ...

New evidence further confirms that use of the race coefficient when calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in Black patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) leads to systematic ...

In a study that included data from more than 1 million adults, use of a newer risk prediction equation classified fewer individuals as having chronic kidney disease and more accurately categorized the ...

In a 60-year-old patient with clinical stage III adenocarcinoma of the lung, treatment with 160 mg of selpercatinib twice daily, in 28-day cycles, led to a rapid decrease in the estimated glomerular ...