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Filter by:Glomerulonephritis (GN) is one of the most important causes of kidney failure in Canada. These comprise a group of "rare" diseases (<5 per 250,000 population), yet GN is a leading cause of kidney failure and accounts annually for close to 20% of incident cases of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) in Canada. Prevention of progression to kidney failure is possible, however several barriers and gaps in knowledge challenge our ability to provide patients with individualized effective therapy. These include a lack of sensitive non-invasive tools for monitoring disease activity, prognosis, and response to therapy. A gap in understanding of the core molecular processes underlying the development and progression of GN, and a lack of cohesive networks for evaluation of novel treatment approaches contribute to a lack of targeted and personalized therapies for GN. To address these challenges we will create a national, multi-dimensional platform for application of human-based molecular research and advanced therapeutics in GN.
The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 12 months of oral ACH-0144471 (also known as danicopan and ALXN2040) in participants with C3G or IC-MPGN based on histologic scoring and proteinuria.
This is a Phase II trial assessing the safety and preliminary efficacy of daily APL-2 subcutaneous infusion administered for 16 weeks with a 6 month safety follow up, in patients with glomerulopathies
CryoKid is a no-profit, multi-center, single-arm, open-label, pilot study. The study aims to evaluate the tolerability of MK-8742 (Elbasvir) / MK-5172 (Grazoprevir) administrated for 12 weeks without Ribavirin in patients with HCV chronic hepatitis (G1b and G4) and cryoglobulinemic nephropathy.
The primary purpose of this proof-of-concept clinical study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the study drug, ACH-0144471 (also known as danicopan and ALXN2040), in participants with C3G who also had significant proteinuria attributable to C3G.
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide. IgAN is progressive, particularly when patients have a significant proteinuria (proteinuria >1g/g creatinine), impaired kidney function, or elevated blood pressure. In 10 years, nearly 20-40% of these IgAN patients progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Early IgAN is tentatively defined when proteinuria is insignificant and kidney function and blood pressure are normal. Patients with early IgAN rarely progress to ESRD. However, 30-40% of patients with early IgAN ultimately developed a significant proteinuria and hypertension in 10 years. Therefore, earlier intervention may be needed if it can prevent the development of a significant proteinuria and hypertension. Since angiotensin ll receptor blocker (ARB) is drug of choice in reducing proteinuria and controlling blood pressure, the investigators hypothesized that early introduction of ARB may be beneficial in preventing the significant proteinuria development in early IgAN patients. To prove the hypothesis, the investigators plan the current interventional study.
During 1993 and 2006, a total of 987 patients older than 20 years underwent native kidney biopsy at the Renal Division of this hospital. 404 patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis, and patients with secondary glomerulonephritis or other renal pathologies, such as diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis, rapid progress glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis, and tubulointerstitial nephritis will be analyzed. The demographic characteristics and laboratory data of these patients at presentation or before renal biopsy will be recorded. These data included parameters such as age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, immunosuppressants treatment, BUN, serum creatinine, albumin, hemoglobin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and urine protein. All subjects will be followed until 2015 for occurrence of primary endpoints, including all-cause death or ESRD requiring long-term dialysis or renal transplantation. A total of 433 patients who had been followed for 3 years during 2003 and 2007 will receive regular clinic follow-up. GFR will be estimated according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) abbreviated formula: 186 x Scr -1.154 x age -0.203 x 0.742 (if female). CKD stage will be determined as described by the National Kidney Foundation of the United States. At the time of entry, GFRs of 30-59, 29-15 and < 15 ml/min/1.73 m2 for more than 3 months will be classified as CKD stages 3, 4 and 5, respectively. Baseline Data of the 433 patients are used as recorded at the beginning during 2003 and 2007. The observation period of each patient is defined to start immediately after the registered measurement of serum creatinine satisfying the above criteria (designated as the index date) and lasted until ESRD or end of 2015. ESRD is defined as initiation of RRT, i.e. chronic dialysis or renal transplantation.
Acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis is an immunologic response of the kidney to infection, characterized by the sudden appearance of edema, hematuria, proteinuria and hypertension . It is essentially a disease of childhood that accounts for approximately 90% of renal disorders in children. The disease occurs especially in children between the ages of 2 and 12 years and young adults, and more often in male than in female .
Type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a relatively uncommon glomerular disease, constituting 1.8% of renal biopsies performed in Rochester, minnesota, United States of America, at the Mayo Clinic, between 1993 and 2008. The prognosis of idiopathic Type I MPGN is relatively poor. Recently, Irish series, slightly more than 50% of patients developed end stage renal disease after a mean follow up of 14 years . The disease may recur after renal transplantation . High-dose glucocorticoids have been used to treat this disease in children but there is no established treatment in adults.
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the most common primary glomerular diseases leading to end stage renal disease. In this study, our aim is to evaluate the effects of histopathological, clinical, and laboratory features of patients with primary FSGS on the disease progression.