Total Kidney Volume in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Biomarker of Disease Progression and Therapeutic Efficacy
Alam A, Dahl NK, Lipschutz JH, Rossetti S, Smith P, Sapir D, Weinstein J, McFarlane P, Bichet DG. Total Kidney Volume in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Biomarker of Disease Progression and Therapeutic Efficacy. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2015, 66: 564-576. PMID: 25960302, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal kidney volumeAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDisease progressionKidney enlargementKidney functionClinical trialsKidney volumeEnd pointAutosomal dominant polycystic kidneyKidney function measuresPrognostic end pointProgressive kidney enlargementEfficacy end pointGlomerular filtration rateDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseFluid-filled cystsKidney diseaseFiltration rateCurrent evidencePolycystic kidneysCyst growthFibrotic tissueTherapeutic efficacyTherapeutic interventions