American Society of Nephrology hosts Kidney Week 2025
UC expert shares perspectives on meeting highlights
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) hosted its annual Kidney Week 2025 meeting recently in Houston.
Prakash Gudsoorkar, MD, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine associate professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Internal Medicine, shared his perspectives with MedCentral on three studies presented during the meeting:
Diabetic Kidney Disease: Biomarkers May Predict SGTL2 Inhibitor Response
Novel Plasma Protein Index Surpasses Conventional Diagnostics in Kidney Diseases
ORIGIN Phase 3 Trial Confirms Atacicept’s Efficacy in IgAN
Gudsoorkar also serves as deputy editor of the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney News, a nephrology publication.
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