A risk prediction model using longitudinal eGFR data could help identify kidney transplant recipients at risk for graft ...

In a recent study published in the BMJ, researchers created and validated a model to predict severe acute kidney injury in patients receiving cisplatin using data from various cancer centers. Study: ...

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that the Mortality Estimation in Renal Disease (MERD) score, developed using national OPTN data, predicts short-term mortality among adult ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a six-year mandatory model to increase access to kidney transplants, the agency announced Nov. 26. First proposed in May, the Increasing ...

CMS recently published the First Annual Evaluation Report (the “Report”) highlighting its most significant observations in the first year following implementation of the Kidney Care Choices Model (the ...

Patients typically experience a modest mean 8.1 mL/min/1.73 m2 decrease in the eGFR after cisplatin treatment. A simple regression model based on the pretreatment estimated glomerular filtration rate ...

In its continuing efforts to improve the organ donation and transplant system and promote health equity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Centers for Medicare ...

In December, the FDA granted breakthrough status for an implantable kidney replacement system for patients with end-stage ...

aProximate TM is an advanced in vitro model of kidney proximal tubule cells (PTCs) that closely mimics physiological conditions. Derived from fresh human kidney tissue, aProximate TM PTCs are cultured ...