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BMI and glycaemic status significantly affect CV risk in patients treated with anthracyclines
A retrospective cohort study of >11,000 Hong Kong patients who initiated anthracycline-based chemotherapy found that both body-mass index (BMI) and glycaemic status significantly affect cardiovascular (CV) risks, with the highest risk observed in those with concurrent obesity and diabetes/prediabetes.

Analogue bests human insulin in T2D patients with kidney failure
Analogue insulin demonstrates superiority over human insulin in terms of survival among patients with kidney failure and type 2 diabetes (T2D) who are receiving peritoneal dialysis, according to a study presented at ERA 2025.

CONFIDENCE supports simultaneous MR, SGLT2 inhibition in CKD and T2D
The phase II CONFIDENCE* trial shows the benefit of dual therapy with the selective ns-MRA** finerenone and the SGLT2i** empagliflozin vs either agent alone in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

How does finerenone fare among DKD patients in real life?
In patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes who have not been previously treated with any mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), the use of finerenone results in marked reductions in albuminuria, reports a study presented at ERA 2025.




