Tag Archives: kidney

Novel drug targets tumor growth in advanced kidney cancer

Scientists report promising activity of a novel drug that targets a key molecular driver of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients with metastatic disease. Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report a response rate of 24 percent across all risk categories of patients given an oral first-in-class agent that targets hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) 2-a, which promotes… Read More »

What diabetes meds cause kidney failure

Those with established disease may need to increase calories — particularly in critically ill people who kidney intensive care. Are out of balance, what are the symptoms of diabetic kidney disease? Failure mechanical filtration process used to remove toxins and wastes from the body, the level of creatinine in the blood goes up. Your body’s… Read More »

EASD: Lilly, BI tout new Jardiance kidney analysis as rival J&J nears FDA nod

BARCELONA—Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim, eager to keep pace with rivals, are out with new Jardiance kidney disease data in a patient population they say mirrors the one that could soon score Johnson & Johnson’s Invokana a new nod. Tuesday at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting, the partners presented results showing… Read More »