BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...

These two parameters form the basis of both the European classification of five stages of diabetic nephropathy, assessed according to changes in AER and GFR (hyperfiltration, normoalbuminuria ...

6 Participants were stratified into cohorts according to baseline-calculated GFR: 20–40 ml/min or more than 40 ml/min. The primary efficacy end point was Nankivell GFR in the intent-to-treat ...

Nearly 300 adults beginning treatment for cancer had their GFR estimated with the Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance equation to dose their carboplatin chemotherapy. But when their eGFR was ...