DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

ACEI and ARB use in CKD has been available for over three decades, but it is still underutilized. Now, a new clinical ...

Individual patients may have substantial differences in their eGFRcr and eGFRcys for estimating kidney function, which has prognostic implications.

Washington, DC - Proteinuria, assessed by casual urine dipstick testing, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are associated with the long-term risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), ...

Incorporating β2-microglobulin and β-trace protein filtration markers may improve GFR estimation in patients with solid tumors. Adding the novel endogenous filtration markers β2-microglobulin and ...

Tagrisso significantly improves overall survival in unresectable stage 3 EGFR-mutant NSCLC, surpassing placebo in the LAURA study. The FDA approved Tagrisso in September 2024 for patients with locally ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kidney and urinary disorders, as well as hemorrhages, accounted for 70% of documented adverse drug reactions.

NSCLC is the leading cause of cancer deaths globally, with EGFR mutations being a common feature in these cancers. Osimertinib has shown significant improvements in progression-free survival for ...

The current kidney transplant waitlistingcriterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular ...