A newly developed equation produces more accurate estimates of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)—a key indicator of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to ...

(HealthDay News) – The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation more accurately identifies the risk implications of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) than the ...

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 ...

Cockcroft–Gault, using TBW (mL/min) TBW(140 – age)/(72 x SCr) 75. . . Cockcroft–Gault, using IBW (mL/min) IBW(140 – age)/(72 x SCr) 50. . . Cockcroft–Gault ...

A meta-analysis of data from 1.1 million adults from 25 general-population cohorts, seven high-risk cohorts (of vascular disease), and 13 CKD cohorts indicated that the Chronic Kidney Disease ...

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Takimoto et al 8 report the results of a phase I and pharmacokinetic study of oxaliplatin in 37 adult cancer patients with renal impairment. This ...

Proteinuria refers to increased excretion of any urinary protein, including albumin and other serum proteins, and proteins synthesized by the tubule (Tamm-Horsfall protein) or in the lower urinary ...

Evaluation of poxviruses targeting the tumor microenvironment for cancer therapy. Background: For many drugs, impaired renal function (RF) may alter pharmacokinetics (PK) to an extent requiring dosage ...

Study probes the link in patients with diabetes. Glucose control influences glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and its estimations in patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes, a French study found. Estimation ...

A newly developed equation produces more accurate estimates of the glomerular filtration rate, a key indicator of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to new research. A ...