Complement Inhibitor Shows Promise for Rare Kidney Disorder

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SAN DIEGO — Intravenous ravulizumab (Ultomiris) yielded clinically meaningful reductions in IgA nephropathy-related proteinuria in a small, mid-stage trial. The 43 patients treated with ravulizumab had a 33.2% greater reduction in average urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) compared with the 22 patients on placebo (P=0.0011), reported James Tumlin, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, […]

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Publish date : 2024-10-28 19:08:58

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