TY - JOUR
T1 - Safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
T2 - a prespecified analysis of the dapagliflozin and prevention of adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease (DAPA-CKD) trial
AU - Wheeler, David C.
AU - Jongs, Niels
AU - Stefansson, Bergur V.
AU - Chertow, Glenn M.
AU - Greene, Tom
AU - Hou, Fan Fan
AU - Langkilde, Anna Maria
AU - McMurray, John J.V.
AU - Rossing, Peter
AU - Nowicki, Michal
AU - Wittmann, István
AU - Correa-Rotter, Ricardo
AU - Sjöström, C. David
AU - Toto, Robert D.
AU - Heerspink, Hiddo J.L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank all investigators, trial teams and patients for their participation in the trial. The authors would also like to acknowledge Nicola Truss, inScience Communications, London, UK, for assistance in editing and preparation of figures. This support was funded by AstraZeneca. The DAPA-CKD study was funded by AstraZeneca.
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PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Background. Despite renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockade and immunosuppressive treatment, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) often progresses to kidney failure. The objective of this prespecified analysis of the dapagliflozin and prevention of adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease trial (DAPA-CKD) was to assess efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in a small subgroup of participants with FSGS confirmed by kidney biopsy. Methods. In DAPA-CKD, patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 25–75 mL/min/1.73 m2 and urinary albumin:creatinine ratio (UACR) 200–5000 mg/g (22.6–565 mg/mol) were randomized to dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily or placebo as an adjunct to standard care and followed for median 2.4 years. The primary composite endpoint was sustained eGFR decline ≥50%, end-stage kidney disease, or kidney or cardiovascular death. The endpoint of interest for this analysis was eGFR slope (acute effects from baseline to Week 2 and chronic effects from Week 2 to end of treatment). Results. Of 104 participants with biopsy-confirmed FSGS, 45 were randomized to dapagliflozin and 59 to placebo. Mean (standard deviation) age was 54.0 (14.3) years, mean eGFR 41.9 (11.5) mL/min/1.73 m2 and median (interquartile range) UACR 1248 (749–2211) mg/g. The primary outcome occurred in 4 (8.9%) and 7 (11.9%) participants randomized to dapagliflozin and placebo, respectively [hazard ratio 0.62, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.17, 2.17]. Dapagliflozin led to a larger acute reduction (standard error) in eGFR compared with placebo (−4.5, 95% CI −5.9 to −3.1 versus −0.9, −2.1 to 0.4 mL/min/1.73 m2/2 weeks). Thereafter, mean rates of chronic eGFR decline with dapagliflozin and placebo were −1.9 (−3.0, −0.9) and −4.0 (−4.9, −3.0) mL/min/1.73 m2/year, respectively (difference 2.0, 95% CI 0.6 to 3.5, mL/min/1.73 m2/year). Adverse events leading to study drug discontinuation were similar in both groups; there were fewer serious adverse events with dapagliflozin. Conclusions. Among DAPA-CKD participants with FSGS, dapagliflozin reduced the rate of chronic decline of eGFR compared with placebo, although this difference was not statistically significant.
AB - Background. Despite renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockade and immunosuppressive treatment, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) often progresses to kidney failure. The objective of this prespecified analysis of the dapagliflozin and prevention of adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease trial (DAPA-CKD) was to assess efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in a small subgroup of participants with FSGS confirmed by kidney biopsy. Methods. In DAPA-CKD, patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 25–75 mL/min/1.73 m2 and urinary albumin:creatinine ratio (UACR) 200–5000 mg/g (22.6–565 mg/mol) were randomized to dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily or placebo as an adjunct to standard care and followed for median 2.4 years. The primary composite endpoint was sustained eGFR decline ≥50%, end-stage kidney disease, or kidney or cardiovascular death. The endpoint of interest for this analysis was eGFR slope (acute effects from baseline to Week 2 and chronic effects from Week 2 to end of treatment). Results. Of 104 participants with biopsy-confirmed FSGS, 45 were randomized to dapagliflozin and 59 to placebo. Mean (standard deviation) age was 54.0 (14.3) years, mean eGFR 41.9 (11.5) mL/min/1.73 m2 and median (interquartile range) UACR 1248 (749–2211) mg/g. The primary outcome occurred in 4 (8.9%) and 7 (11.9%) participants randomized to dapagliflozin and placebo, respectively [hazard ratio 0.62, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.17, 2.17]. Dapagliflozin led to a larger acute reduction (standard error) in eGFR compared with placebo (−4.5, 95% CI −5.9 to −3.1 versus −0.9, −2.1 to 0.4 mL/min/1.73 m2/2 weeks). Thereafter, mean rates of chronic eGFR decline with dapagliflozin and placebo were −1.9 (−3.0, −0.9) and −4.0 (−4.9, −3.0) mL/min/1.73 m2/year, respectively (difference 2.0, 95% CI 0.6 to 3.5, mL/min/1.73 m2/year). Adverse events leading to study drug discontinuation were similar in both groups; there were fewer serious adverse events with dapagliflozin. Conclusions. Among DAPA-CKD participants with FSGS, dapagliflozin reduced the rate of chronic decline of eGFR compared with placebo, although this difference was not statistically significant.
KW - DAPA-CKD
KW - dapagliflozin
KW - eGFR slope
KW - focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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U2 - 10.1093/ndt/gfab335
DO - 10.1093/ndt/gfab335
M3 - Article
C2 - 34850160
AN - SCOPUS:85137008741
SN - 0931-0509
VL - 37
SP - 1647
EP - 1656
JO - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
JF - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
IS - 9
ER -