{"id":3505,"date":"2021-08-15T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:13:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:13:39","slug":"could-nixing-race-adjustments-for-egfr-harm-black-cancer-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2021\/08\/15\/could-nixing-race-adjustments-for-egfr-harm-black-cancer-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Nixing Race-Adjustments for eGFR Harm Black Cancer Patients?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3505\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&#8220;Removing race from estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations would result in fewer Black patients being eligible for certain anticancer drugs, researchers have demonstrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their analysis showed that for Black patients, removing race from the Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation reduced median eGFR from 103 mL\/min to 89 mL\/min. In addition, removing the race factor doubled the percentage of black patients with an eGFR under 60 mL\/min &#8212; a clinically relevant cut-off below which many drugs have recommended changes to dosage and eligibility, reported Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, and colleagues.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/oncology\/chemotherapy\/94048?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2021-08-14&amp;eun=g1917319d0r&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Top%20Cat%20HeC%20%202021-08-14&amp;utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3505\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading &#8220;Removing race from estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations would result in fewer Black patients being eligible for certain anticancer drugs, researchers have demonstrated. 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