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A meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials for implications of acute treatment effects on glomerular filtration rate for long-term kidney protection.

Authors :
Heerspink HJL
Eddington D
Chaudhari J
Estacio R
Imai E
Goicoechea M
Hannedouche T
Haynes R
Jafar TH
Johnson DW
van Kruijsdijk RCM
Lewis JB
Li PKT
Neuen BL
Perrone RD
Ruggenenti P
Wanner C
Woodward M
Xie D
Greene T
Inker LA
Source :
Kidney international [Kidney Int] 2024 Oct; Vol. 106 (4), pp. 688-698. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 18.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Pharmacologic interventions to slow chronic kidney disease progression, such as ACE-inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, or sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors, often produce acute treatment effects on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that differ from their long-term chronic treatment effects. Observational studies assessing the implications of acute effects cannot distinguish acute effects from GFR changes unrelated to the treatment. Here, we performed meta-regression analysis of multiple trials to isolate acute effects to determine their long-term implications. In 64 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), enrolling 154,045 participants, we estimated acute effects as the mean between-group difference in GFR slope from baseline to three months, effects on chronic GFR slope (starting at three months after randomization), and effects on three composite kidney endpoints defined by kidney failure (GFR 15 ml/min/1.73m <superscript>2</superscript> or less, chronic dialysis, or kidney transplantation) or sustained GFR declines of 30%, 40% or 57% decline, respectively. We used Bayesian meta-regression to relate acute effects with treatment effects on chronic slope and the composite kidney endpoints. Overall, acute effects were not associated with treatment effects on chronic slope. Acute effects were associated with the treatment effects on composite kidney outcomes such that larger negative acute effects were associated with lesser beneficial effects on the composite kidney endpoints. Associations were stronger when the kidney composite endpoints were defined by smaller thresholds of GFR decline (30% or 40%). Results were similar in a subgroup of interventions with supposedly hemodynamic effects that acutely reduce GFR. For studies with GFR 60 mL/min/1.73m <superscript>2</superscript> or under, negative acute effects were associated with larger beneficial effects on chronic GFR slope. Thus, our data from a large and diverse set of RCTs suggests that acute effects of interventions may influence the treatment effect on clinical kidney outcomes.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 International Society of Nephrology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1523-1755
Volume :
106
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Kidney international
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38901604
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.05.024