Utilizing sparsentan may reduce the risk of death and kidney failure in FSGS patients.

Published Date: 05 Nov 2023

The DUPLEX trial failed to reach its primary endpoint of eGFR slope in FSGS patients; however, results indicate that sparsentan use reduces proteinuria and kidney failure risk more than irbesartan use does, thus supporting sparsentan as a standard treatment for glomerular disease.

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