Dapagliflozin provides kidney protection even in cases of FSGS kidney disease

(ERA-EDTA) Many patients with the rare kidney disease FSGS require dialysis in the course of the disease, despite anti-inflammatory corticosteroid therapies. The DAPA-CKD study showed a significant benefit in renal outcomes for chronic kidney disease patients with and without diabetes mellitus, following treatment with dapagliflozin, an SGLT-2 (sodium dependent glucose co-transporter 2) inhibitor [1]. A subgroup analysis of the DAPA-CKD study [2] suggests that the beneficial effect of dapagliflo...