Home > CKD > Avosentan for Overt Diabetic Nephropathy

Avosentan for Overt Diabetic Nephropathy

March 3rd, 2010

The study was terminated early because of excess cardiac events. They did not find any difference in mortality or rate of progression between the two groups. Doesn’t look like a winner.

“Avosentan reduces albuminuria when added to standard treatment in people with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy but induces significant fluid overload and congestive heart failure.”

via Avosentan for Overt Diabetic Nephropathy — Mann et al., 10.1681/ASN.2009060593 — Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

  1. No comments yet.
  1. No trackbacks yet.