Abstract
To date, the treatment of immune-mediated kidney diseases has only marginally benefited from highly specific biological drugs that have demonstrated remarkable effects in many other diseases. What accounts for this disparity? In April 2016, the International Society of Nephrology held a Nexus meeting on Translational Immunology in Nephrology in Berlin, Germany, to identify and discuss hurdles that block the translational flow of target identification, and preclinical and clinical target validation in the domain of immune-mediated kidney disease. A broad panel of experts including basic scientists, translational researchers, clinical trialists, pharmaceutical industry drug developers, and representatives of the American and European regulatory authorities made recommendations on how to overcome such hurdles at all levels of the translational research process. The results of these discussions are presented here, which may serve as a roadmap for how to optimize the process of developing more innovative and effective drugs for patients with immune-mediated kidney diseases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 327-339 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Kidney International Reports |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 International Society of Nephrology
Funding
We thank the International Society of Nephrology for hosting the Nexus meeting and the industry sponsors for their unrestricted educational support. The study was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 668036 (RELENT). This report was further supported by the EU 7FP project REDDSTAR (No. 305736) and the HORIZON2020 project NEPHSTROM (No. 634086). The views expressed here are the responsibility of the author(s) only. The EU Commission takes no responsibility for any use made of the information set out. Alberto Fierro, Chile, was supported by “Fondecyt regular 1120731.”
Funders | Funder number |
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HORIZON2020 project NEPHSTROM | |
Seventh Framework Programme | 668036, 305736, 634086 |
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico | 1120731 |
Horizon 2020 |
Keywords
- autoimmunity
- inflammation
- lupus
- rejection
- stem cells
- vasculitis