Table 3.
Trial | Key Inclusion criteria | Primary outcomes | Key exclusion criteria | Regimen | Outcome |
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DAPA-CKD | eGFR ≥25 and ≤75 ml/min per 1.73 m2, uPCR ≥200 and ≤5000 mg/g, stable + maximum tolerated single agent RAS blockade for 4 weeks |
Sustained decline of eGFR by 50%, ESKD or death from cardio-renal causes | Immunosuppressive therapy, organ transplantation. | dapagliflozin 10 mg/day | Outcome occurred in 9.2% of treatment group vs. 14.5% in placebo group. |
EMPA-KIDNEY | eGFR ≥20 and ≤45 ml/min per 1.73 m2 OR eGFR ≥45 and <90 ml/min per 1.73 m2 with uPCR ≥300 mg/g |
Sustained decline of eGFR by 40% or to 10, ESKD, or death from cardio-renal causes | Immunosuppressive therapy, kidney transplant, dual RAS blockade. | empagliflozin 10 mg/day | Outcome occurred in 13.1% of treatment group vs. 16.9% in placebo group. |
CKD-EPI, chronic kidney disease: epidemiology collaboration; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease; IgAN, IgA nephropathy; RAS, renin-angiotensin system; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SGLT2i, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor; uPCR, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio.