Accurate assessment of renal function is critical in the management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), influencing surgical planning, systemic therapy eligibility, and clinical trial inclusion. Estimated ...

Learn what GFR means, how it measures kidney function, and why it is one of the most important tests for kidney health.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers recommend using cystatin C in older adults to predict measured glomerular filtration rate. More ...

Combining creatinine and cystitis C offered best accuracy for estimated calculations ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

A study of more than 82,000 older adults receiving outpatient measurements of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) found that measuring eGFR based on creatinine and cystatin C levels ...

A coalition of leading U.S. pharmacy organizations, in collaboration with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), is urging a ...

Barriers to donation may explain why living donor kidney transplantation has been declining. If direct measurements of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) cannot be obtained, the CKD-EPI and FAS ...

In this issue, Clark and colleagues1 present data showing a relationship between higher estimated glomerular filtration rate at the start of hemodialysis and mortality. Their results confirm the ...

Real-World Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in the United States: An Observational Study The article by Lahiji et al entitled “Estimated ...