Tuesday 16 November 2021

GEORGE CLINICAL SCIENTIFIC LEADERS HIGHLIGHT RENAL RESEARCH DURING ASN KIDNEY WEEK

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- New kidney and metabolic research involving George Clinical teams and scientific leaders has received global attention during the 2021 American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week including contributions featured as abstracts, poster sessions, publications and presentations.

Despite the restrictions of a global pandemic, meaningful renal clinical research has advanced with the support of the organisation over the past year with a broad set of studies concluding or continuing in chronic kidney disease (CKD), IgA nephropathy (IgAN), and a large-scale pooled analyses on kidney health outcomes.

Scientific leaders Vivekanand Jha, MD and Hiddo Jan L Heerspink, PhD authored posters, oral abstracts and spoke on panels of international interest.

Demonstrating the depth and breadth of ongoing renal research, Professor Jha’s contributions included the Effects of daprodustat on Hemoglobin and Quality of Life in Patients with CKD: Results of the ASCEND-NHQ, a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study for which George Clinical provided scientific leadership and project operations.

Professor Heerspink’s widespread renal progress evaluated new therapies for IgAN, the effects of multiple medications for patients with CKD and biomarkers that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of new renoprotective drugs.

“This impressive collection of studies represent not only the vanguard of renal clinical research but also meaningful progress in the field that will positively impact patient care and advance subsequent research for years to come,” said Chief Medical Officer Maria Ali in a statement.

In addition, the work of several other George Clinical scientific leaders and cross-functional teams was also presented.

They comprised Dr Jonathan Barratt’s work with The ALIGN study, a Phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Atrasentan in patients with IgAN for which George Clinical provides scientific leadership, and Dr David Wheeler’s work on the effects of canagliflozin (CANA) on kidney outcomes.

George Clinical is a leading global clinical research organisation founded in Asia-Pacific driven by scientific expertise and operational excellence.

For more information, visit https://www.georgeclinical.com.

-- BERNAMA

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