This week we discuss the long awaited PEXIVAS trial. Reduced dose steroids win, and PLEX loses. Or does it?
AMBER Trial: The Visual Abstract
Excellent visual abstract for this week’s NephJC on patiromer and spironolactone by Verner Venegas
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This week, we will discuss intermittent hemodialysis versus continuous hemodialysis for AKI in the ICU (ICRAKI study)
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Day 3 : yet another IgA trial, and we are back with some flozin news: in ADPKD, their effect on hemoglobin, and on BP (with finerenone)
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Day 2 was less exciting: we cover 1 IgA trial (Ravulizumab) along with another calcimimetic, and a pentoxifylline meta-analysis.
news, Background
Day of Kidney Week 2026. The NephJC crew discusses 6 studies, including some blockbustr IgA news.
Background
This week, we will discuss whether decreased donor transplantation improves mortality in all patients. In this target trial emulation standard donor, extended donor, donation after brain death and donation after cardiac death outcomes are compared across age groups with different co-morbid conditions.
