October 21–25, 2026 – Denver, CO
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2026
The RKD SciNet is driven by our annual summit where we seek to:
Rare Kidney Disease Show
Talking Glomerular Nephropathies Exciting Times Ahead
The Rare Kidney Disease Show is your source for cutting-edge insights, expert perspectives, and pivotal updates in nephrology.
Go to RKD ShowEffects of Proteinuria Reduction on Delay of Kidney Failure in Patients With Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
Speakers: Elle Coe, Alex Mercer, Kevin Carroll, Leah Conley, Daniel Gale, Bruce Hendry, David Pitcher, Crystal Traylor, Jonathan Barratt
Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons of eGFR Slopes in the PROTECT Study With UK RaDaR IgA Nephropathy Population and the Control Arm of NefIgArd
Speakers: Wu Gong, Ulysses Diva, Mark Bensink, Xinglei Chai, Yanwen Xie, Sophie Gao, Bruce Hendry, Alex Mercer, Zheng-Yi Zhou, Brad Rovin, Jonathan Barratt
Sparsentan (SPAR) as First-Line Treatment of Incident Patients With IgA Nephropathy (IgAN): Findings From the SPARTAN Trial
Speakers: Chee Kay Cheung, Stephanie Moody, Neeraj Dhaun, Siân Griffin, Alexandra Howson, Radko Komers, Alex Mercer, Matthew Sayer, Smeeta Sinha, Lisa Willcocks, Jonathan Barratt
Sparsentan vs Irbesartan in Patients With Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS): Results From the Phase 3 DUPLEX Trial
Speakers: Michelle N. Rheault, Howard Trachtman, Edward Murphy, and Radko Komers on behalf of the DUPRO steering committee and DUPLEX investigators
Sparsentan Shows Clinically Meaningful Treatment Effects vs Irbesartan in Patients With IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) in the Phase 3 PROTECT Trial
Speakers: Brad Rovin, Jonathan Barratt, Edward Murphy, Rob Geletka, Radko Komers, Vlado Perkovic, on behalf of the DUPRO Steering Committee and PROTECT investigators Presenter: Donald R. Frailey
Preliminary Findings From the Phase 2 EPPIK Study of Sparsentan in Pediatric Patients With Selected Proteinuric Glomerular Diseases
Speakers: Howard Trachtman, Rosanna Coppo, Nuhira Ahmed Masthan Ahmed, Kenneth V. Lieberman, Alex Mercer, Michelle Rheault, Moin A. Saleem, Teresa Shafer, Crystal Traylor, Radko Komers
Concomitant Sparsentan (SPAR) and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) in Patients with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) in the PROTECT Open-Label Extension (OLE)
Speakers: Priscila Preciado, Laura Kooienga, Robert Malecki, Alex Mercer, Nuhira Ahmed Masthan Ahmed
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