Renal Fellow Network

Are ACE inhibitors good for the peritoneal membrane?

March 25, 2010

While it has long been postulated that ACE inhibition may help PD patients preserve their residual renal function, there may be another benefit to angiotensin blockade: preservation of peritoneal membrane transport . Last year, a group from the…

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VEGF inhibitors and proteinuria

March 15, 2010

I’ve recently had the privilege of caring for a patient undergoing chemotherapy for a metastatic malignancy using agents targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway. This patient, having tolerated three cycles of avastin and ipilumimab without any…

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