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Kidney Week

Educational Symposium

Accepting the Complement: Understanding the Role of Complement and Its Targeted Therapies in IgA Nephropathy

October 24, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM

Location: Marriott Grand Ballroom 8, Marriott Marquis

Session Description

Complement-mediated kidney disease extends from the ultra-rare, such as C3 glomerulopathy, to the most common in IgA nephropathy (IgAN), and many in between. It has been nearly 15 years since eculizumab, the first complement targeting therapy, was approved for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. With complement targeting therapies on the horizon for glomerular diseases, nephrologists must understand the changing landscape of these therapies.

This symposium addresses complement in IgAN. In particular, the pathogenesis of IgAN as a complement-mediated disease is discussed, as well as the role of complement targeted therapies in IgAN in a rapidly evolving therapeutic space.

Support is provided by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

Learning Objective(s)

  • Discuss the pathogenesis of IgAN as a complement-mediated disease
  • Describe the recent advances in complement targeted therapy and its role in IgAN

Learning Pathway(s)

  • Glomerular Diseases

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