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Empagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
N Engl J Med. 2022; online ahead of print
Among a wide range of at-risk patients with CKD, empagliflozin reduced progression of kidney disease or death from CV causes compared with placebo in the EMPA-KIDNEY trial.
Previous large trials involving patients with diabetic kidney disease and albuminuria have shown that SGLT2i reduce the risk of progression to kidney failure; however, most patients with CKD have low levels of albuminuria (UACR <300 mg/g) and do not have diabetes.
Design of the COmbinatioN effect of FInerenone anD EmpaglifloziN in participants with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes using an UACR Endpoint study (CONFIDENCE)
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022 Jun 14;gfac198. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac198.
CONFIDENCE is a new trial currently recruiting. The aim is to demonstrate that 6 months’ dual therapy with finerenone and empagliflozin is superior for reducing albuminuria versus either agent alone.
Despite available interventions, people with T2D remain at risk of chronic kidney disease, which puts them at further risk of kidney failure, CV morbidity, and all-cause mortality. There is therefore a need to slow or attenuate the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and reduce CV morbidity and mortality in this population.
Finerenone and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) can both reduce kidney and CV risks, acting via both shared and distinct pathophysiological pathways. Results from post hoc subgroup analyses and a preclinical model suggest dual therapy may provide additive renoprotective effects than using either class alone.