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1 KDIGO Controversies Conference on Glomerular Diseases November 16-19, 2017 Singapore Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) is an international organization whose mission is to improve the care and outcomes of kidney disease patients worldwide by promoting coordination, collaboration, and integration of initiatives to develop and implement clinical practice guidelines. Periodically, KDIGO hosts conferences on topics of importance to patients with kidney disease. These conferences are designed to review the state of the art on a focused subject and to ask conference participants to determine what needs to be done in this area to improve patient care and outcomes. Sometimes the recommendations from these conferences lead to KDIGO guideline efforts and other times they highlight areas for which additional research is needed to produce evidence that might lead to guidelines in the future. Background Glomerular diseases, excluding diabetic nephropathy, account for about 25% of the cases of chronic kidney disease worldwide. 1, 2 However this varies considerably between countries from a low of about 10% in Latin America to over 50% in China. 1 In the United States, the prevalence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) due to a glomerular disease is about 300 per million population, making glomerular disease the third most important cause of ESKD in the country . 3 Given the magnitude of long-term morbidity from glomerular diseases and in particular its frequent manifestation in younger patients, it is critical that they be diagnosed efficiently and that management be optimized to control disease and prevent progressive renal insufficiency. Traditionally the diagnosis of a glomerular disease rests on the histologic evaluation of a kidney biopsy. The kidney biopsy or the ability to interpret the biopsy is not

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KDIGOControversiesConferenceonGlomerularDiseases

November16-19,2017Singapore

KidneyDisease:ImprovingGlobalOutcomes(KDIGO)isaninternationalorganizationwhosemissionistoimprovethecareandoutcomesofkidneydiseasepatientsworldwidebypromotingcoordination,collaboration,andintegrationofinitiativestodevelopandimplementclinicalpracticeguidelines.Periodically,KDIGOhostsconferencesontopicsofimportancetopatientswithkidneydisease.Theseconferencesaredesignedtoreviewthestateoftheartonafocusedsubjectandtoaskconferenceparticipantstodeterminewhatneedstobedoneinthisareatoimprovepatientcareandoutcomes.SometimestherecommendationsfromtheseconferencesleadtoKDIGOguidelineeffortsandothertimestheyhighlightareasforwhichadditionalresearchisneededtoproduceevidencethatmightleadtoguidelinesinthefuture.

BackgroundGlomerulardiseases,excludingdiabeticnephropathy,accountforabout25%ofthecasesofchronickidneydiseaseworldwide.1,2Howeverthisvariesconsiderablybetweencountriesfromalowofabout10%inLatinAmericatoover50%inChina.1IntheUnitedStates,theprevalenceofend-stagekidneydisease(ESKD)duetoaglomerulardiseaseisabout300permillionpopulation,makingglomerulardiseasethethirdmostimportantcauseofESKDinthecountry.3Giventhemagnitudeoflong-termmorbidityfromglomerulardiseasesandinparticularitsfrequentmanifestationinyoungerpatients,itiscriticalthattheybediagnosedefficientlyandthatmanagementbeoptimizedtocontroldiseaseandpreventprogressiverenalinsufficiency.Traditionallythediagnosisofaglomerulardiseaserestsonthehistologicevaluationofakidneybiopsy.Thekidneybiopsyortheabilitytointerpretthebiopsyisnot

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universallyavailablethroughouttheworldandevenwhenavailable,someplatforms,suchaselectronmicroscopymaynotbereadilyaccessible.Thereforeanunmetneedinthenephrologycommunityistheidentificationofserumorurinebiomarkersofrenalpathologytosupplement,orinsomecasessubstituteforthebiopsy,atleastindevelopingnations.Forsomeglomerulardiseases,likemembranousnephropathy,anti-phospholipaseA2receptorantibodytitersbegintoaddressthisneedbuthowtousethisantibodytooptimizeclinicalmanagementisstillcontroversial.4Biomarkersofkidneyhistologyarebeingsoughtinotherglomerulardiseases.5Innationswithmoreaccesstohealthcareresources,thequestionariseswhethersimplehistologyofthekidneyissufficienttoevaluatethekidneybiopsy,oriftheapplicationofmolecularpathologymayaddtoourunderstandingofdiseaseheterogeneitywithintypesofglomerulardiseasethatcouldbeusedtooptimizetreatment.6,7Themanagementofglomerulardiseasedependsonthetypeofglomerulonephritis(GN),butinalmostallcasesreliesonnon-specific,broad-spectrumimmunosuppression.Thisresultsinsuboptimalefficacyandconsiderabledrug-relatedtoxicity.8Anumberofrandomizedclinicaltrialsofnovelimmunomodulatorytherapeuticshavebeenconductedoverthelastfewyearsinseveralglomerulardiseases.Overallmanyofthesetrialshavenotsucceeded,butimportantlessonsmaybetakenfromthefailures.Ontheotherhand,afewnoveldrugshavebeenapprovedandafewphaseIItrialshavebeenverypromising.9Thisincreasingmenuofavailabledrugsaddstotheconfusionofhowtotreatpatientsandraisesthequestionofsortingoutnewerdrugsfromboththesuccessfulandfailedtrials.9-14Theeffectsoftherapyinglomerulardiseasesarefollowedclinicallybychangesinproteinuriaandkidneyfunction(serumcreatinineconcentration[SCr]orestimatedglomerularfiltrationrate[eGFR]).ProteinuriahasnotbeenacceptedbytheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationasasufficientendpointforclinicaltrialsingeneral,buttherenowseemstobeachangeinthisposition,especiallyifspecificlevelsofproteinuriacanpredictspecificlong-termkidneyoutcomesforindividualGNs.15,16

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Proteinuriaisareasonablemarkerearlyindisease,butovertime,andwithscarringoftherenalparenchyma,itbecomesdifficulttodistinguishproteinuriaduetodiseaseactivityfromproteinuriaduetoobliterativenephropathyfromnephronloss.Inaddition,SCrandeGFRarealsopoormarkersofintactnephronmass.Thusthebestwaystofollowpatientswithglomerulardiseasehavenotbeenestablished.Thisisanareawaitingforbiomarkerstobeidentifiedandvalidated,butuntilthattimeguidelinesontheinterpretationandapplicationoftraditionalclinicalparametersmustbereviewed.17ConferenceOverviewTheobjectiveofthisKDIGOconferenceistogatheraglobalpanelofmultidisciplinaryclinicalandscientificexpertise(nephrology,pathology,rheumatology,pediatrics,etc.)toidentifykeyissuesrelevanttotheoptimalmanagementofprimaryandsecondaryglomerulardiseases.ThegoalofthisKDIGOconferenceistodeterminebestpracticetreatmentandareasofuncertaintiesinthetreatmentofglomerulardiseases,reviewkeyrelevantliteraturepublishedsincethe2012KDIGOGNGuideline,identifytopicsorissuesthatwarrantrevisitingforfutureguidelineupdating,andoutlineresearchneededtoimproveGNmanagement.Drs.JürgenFloege(UniversityofAachen,Germany)andBradRovin(OhioStateUniversity,USA)willco-chairthisconference.Theformatoftheconferencewillinvolvetopicalplenarysessionpresentationsfollowedbyfocuseddiscussiongroupsthatwillreportbacktothefullgroupforconsensusbuilding.InvitedparticipantsandspeakersincludeworldwideleadingexpertswhowilladdressclinicalissuesasoutlinedintheAppendix:ScopeofCoveragebelow.TheconferenceoutputwillincludepublicationofapositionstatementtohelpguideKDIGOandothersontherapeuticmanagementandfutureresearchinglomerulardiseases.

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Appendix:ScopeofCoverageGroup1:GeneralPrinciples,MembranoproliferativeGN(MPGN),C3Glomerulonephritis(C3GN)1. Generalprinciples(i):Whatconstitutestheoptimaltargetbloodpressure,lipid

levels,fluidanddietarysodiumintakeinglomerulardisease?Whichotherlifestylemodificationsaregenerallyadvisable?

2. Generalprinciples(ii):AretherespecificindicationswhereRAASblockadeshouldnotbeconsideredforglomerulardisease?RoleofanapparentfallinGFRafterRAASblockade:goodorbad(correctinghyperfiltrationvs.AKI)?ShouldtherebealowGFRcut-offfordiscontinuingRAASblockade?Inpatientswithpersistenthigh-gradeproteinuria,shouldRAASblockersbeincreasedabovethemaximumdailydosethatisrecommendedforhypertension?IsthereanyevidencethatRAASblockademayreduceproteinuriabutmaskongoinginflammationinglomerulardiseaseswhenimmunosuppressioniscontemplatedorbeingused?

3. Nephroticsyndrome:Whentostartprophylacticanticoagulanttherapy,forhowlong,andwhichdrugsshouldbeused?(dose?)Doestheapproachinmembranousnephropathy(MN)differfromotherglomerulardiseasesassociatedwiththenephroticsyndrome?Whatistheoptimalapproachtotreatinghyperlipidemia?Whatshouldbethegoal?

4. MPGN(i):IsthedivisioninthehistologicclassificationofMPGNintoimmunecomplex-mediatedandcomplement-mediatedGNsufficient?Ifso,whatshouldbethesequenceandlimitofdiagnosticinvestigationinclinicalpractice?

5. MPGN(ii):Howshouldparaprotein-associatedMPGN(“monoclonalgammopathyofrenalsignificance”)beevaluated?Whatistheapproachtotherapybasedonthisworkup?Whataremeaningfulclinicalendpointsinthisdisease?

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6. MPGN(iii):WhatistheappropriateworkupforothervariantsofMPGNinparticularso-calledidiopathicMPGN?Whichofthesevariantsrequireimmunosuppressivetherapy,andwhatshouldbeusedasclinicallymeaningfulendpointsfortreatment(e.g.,proteinuria/changeinGFR)?

7. MPGN(iv):Incomplementassociated/mediatedMPGN,howspecificallycandysregulationofthedifferentcomplementpathways(classic,lectin,alternate)bedemonstrated,andcanthisinformtheuseanddevelopmentofcomplementinhibitorsforthesediseases?

Group2:IgANephropathy(IgAN)

Pathogenesis1. Aretherenewinsightsintopathogenesisthatcanguidetreatment?

Biomarkers&predictionofprognosis2. Whichclinical,laboratoryandpathologicparametersshouldformthebasisfor

riskassessment?Shouldmicrohematuria(qualitativeorquantitative?)beincorporatedintheriskassessment?

3. IstherearapidlyprogressivelyGN(RPGN)variantofIgANoristhisseverehypertensiveinjury(withorwithoutthromboticmicroangiopathy)superimposedonIgAN?

4. Shouldpathology,inparticulartheOxford-MEST-Cclassification,guidetreatment?

Treatment5. Whatistheevidencesuggestingrenalbenefitatareasonablecost-benefitratio

ofestablishedimmunosuppressivemono-orcombination-therapy(suchas

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steroids,mycophenolatemofetil,cyclophosphamide,azathioprine)?

6. WhatmaybetheimmunosuppressivestrategyinpatientswithlowerGFRs?

7. Howtotreatrelapsesofproteinuriafollowinganinitialresponsetotherapy(supportiveorimmunosuppressive)?

8. Shouldethnicityinfluencetreatmentdecision?

Futurestudies9. Aretherenovelemergingimmunosuppressiveorotherapproaches(suchas

rituximab,tacrolimus,entericcorticosteroids,BAFFinhibitor,MASP2antibody)toprogressiveIgAN?

10. WhatisthefutureofclinicaltrialsinIgAN?• Howcanclinicaltrialsbefacilitatedinthefuture?• Inclusionofhigh-riskpatientsonly?• Appropriateendpoints?• Determiningoptimaltimeforassessingprimaryendpoint

Durationofclinicaltrial/followup• Patientreportedoutcomemeasures&sideeffects

Group3:MembranousGN(MGN)

Diagnosis1. CanadiagnosisofMNbemadereliablywithoutkidneybiopsy?

2. Isakidneybiopsyneededbeforestartofimmunosuppressivetherapy?

3. IsPLA2R(antibodiesorinbiopsy)sufficienttoruleoutsecondaryMN?

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Biomarkers&predictionofprognosis4. Whichclinicalandlaboratoryparameterspredictspontaneousremission?

5. Doantibodyassays(PLA2R,THSD7A)contributetopredictionofspontaneous

remission?Shouldqualitativeassaysbereplacedbyquantitativeassays?Treatment6. Howshouldremissionbedefined?

a. Arethecurrentdefinitionsofpartialremissionandcompleteremissionappropriate?Couldtheybeimproved?

b. Howshouldanti-PLA2Rbeintegratedintothesedefinitions?c. Shouldothermarkersbeincluded?

7. Whatshouldbethegoaloftherapy?

8. Whenshouldwestartimmunosuppressivetherapy?Whichbiomarkersare

usefulinpredictingresponsetotherapy?

9. Howtomonitorpatientswhohavedevelopedremissionandwhichparametersshouldbeusedtoguiderestartofimmunosuppression?

10. Howtodifferentiatebetweenproteinuriaduetorelapseorsecondaryfocalsegmentalglomerulosclerosis(FSGS)?

11. Howshouldtreatmentresistancebedefined(i.e.,non-responsiveness)?Whataretreatmentoptionsforinitiallynon-responsivepatients?

12. AretherenewtreatmentoptionsdevelopedforuseinMN?ArethererandomizedclinicaltrialsorlargecomparativecohortstudiesinMNpublishedafter2010andhowshouldtheresultschangeKDIGOtreatmentguidelines?

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Futurestudies13. WhatisthefutureofclinicaltrialsinMN?

• Inclusionofhigh-riskpatientsonly?• Appropriateendpoints?• Determiningoptimaltimeforassessingprimaryendpoint

Durationofclinicaltrial/followup• Patientreportedoutcomemeasures&sideeffects• OthermethodologybesidesRCTs.

Group4:Minimal-ChangeDisease(MCD)andFocalSegmentalGlomerulosclerosis(FSGS)Diagnosis,biomarkers&predictionofprognosis1. ShouldFSGSstillbeconsideredasinglediseaseentityorratherafamilyof

diseases?Canparticularsubsetsbeidentified?2. AretherenewinsightsintopathogenesisthatcanguidetreatmentinMCD,in

particularwithrespecttopermeabilityfactors?

3. WhatistheroleofgenetictestinginFSGS?Towhomandwhenshoulditbeapplied?Doesgenetictestinghelpinchoiceoftherapy?

4. Ishistologicalanalysisofrenaltissuesufficientfordiagnosisandmanagement

ofFSGSorshouldmoleculardiagnosisbeincorporatedintotheroutineevaluationofthebiopsytobetterdefinethevariantsthatcomprisethissyndrome?

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Treatment5. WhoshouldreceiveimmunosuppressivetreatmentforFSGSandwhoshould

not?Ifneeded,whatisthemostreasonableimmunosuppressiveapproachwhencorticosteroidshavefailed?

6. Regardingimmunosuppression:

a)WhenshouldtherapywithcalcineurininhibitorsorcytotoxicagentsbeconsideredinMCD?b)Whatabouttherapywithrituximab,mycophenolatemofetil,adrenocorticotropichormone(ACTH)orabatacept?c)Wouldoneofthesetherapiesbeusedasfirstlineinsteadofcorticosteroids?d)WhatistheroleofplasmapheresisinFSGS?

7. Aretherenewinsightsintohowweshouldfollowandmanagetransplanted

patientswithahistoryofFSGS?Howshouldweapproachtreatmentofrecurrentdisease?

Futurestudies

8. WhatisthefutureofclinicaltrialsinMCD/FSGS?

• Doesitstillmakesensetostudy“FSGS”independentofthespecificentity?

• Inclusionofhigh-riskpatientsonly?• Appropriateendpoints?• Determiningoptimaltimeforassessingprimaryendpoint

Durationofclinicaltrial/followup• Patientreportedoutcomemeasures&sideeffects

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Group5:Lupusnephritis(LN)andANCAvasculitis

Diagnosis,biomarkers&predictionofprognosis1. Howshouldwebestusethekidneybiopsyinrelapsingdiseases?Whatisthe

roleofrepeatingthebiopsy,whenshoulditbedone,andhowoften?

2. Issimplehistology(light,immunofluorescence,andelectronmicroscopy)ofrenaltissuesufficientfordiagnosisandmanagementofheterogeneousdiseasesorshouldmoleculardiagnosisbeincorporatedintotheroutineevaluationofthebiopsy?

3. Areproteinuria,urinarysedimentanalysisandSCroreGFRsufficienttodetermineresponsetotherapy?Whatabouttheuseofdrugssuchascalcineurininhibitorsthatmayalterproteinuriabyseveralmechanisms?

4. a)Howcanwebestapplymyeloperoxidase(MPO),proteinase3(PR3)forpredictingrelapseinANCAvasculitis?Arethereotherpredictivebiomarkersthatshouldbeincorporatedintoclinicaluse,includingtherapy-specificbiomarkerssuchasB-cellcountsinpatientstreatedwithanti-Bcelltherapies?b)Howcanwebestapplyanti-DNA,complementandextractablenuclearantigen(ENA)profiletestingforpredictingrelapseinLN?Arethereotherpredictivebiomarkersthatshouldbeincorporatedintoclinicaluse,includingtherapy-specificbiomarkerssuchasB-cellcountsinpatientstreatedwithanti-Bcelltherapies?

5. Arethereanyclinicalsignsorserum/urinebiomarkers/geneticteststhatcanhelpto:a)predictwhomaydevelopLNamongpatientswithsystemiclupuserythematosus(SLE)andwhomaydevelopkidneyinvolvementamongpatientswithsystemicANCA;b)helpdiagnoseanddirecttherapy?

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Treatment

6. AreweusingtoomuchcorticosteroidinLNandANCAvasculitis?Canwereducecumulativedosing?Areshortcourseofintravenouspulsesteroidssuperiortoprolongeduseoforalsteroids?

7. a)Forhowlongshouldmaintenancetherapybecontinuedinvasculitis?Whentoconsidertherapydiscontinuation?ShouldMPOandPR3positivepatientsreceivedifferentmaintenanceregimens?Dopatientswithdrug-inducedANCAvasculitisrequiremaintenance?b)ForhowlongshouldmaintenancetherapybecontinuedinLN?Howcanpatientcharacteristics(responsetotherapy,historyofrelapse,biomarkersofdiseaseactivity)guidelengthofmaintenancetherapy?Whentoconsidertherapydiscontinuation?

8. HowshouldrefractorydiseaseinLNandANCAvasculitisbedefined?Whatstrategiesmaybeusedtotreatrefractorydisease?Whichistheroleofanti-Bcellandotherbiologicaltherapies?WhichistheroleofplasmaexchangeincrescenticANCAvasculitis?Whatistheroleofcomplementinhibition?

9. Whichistheroleofantiphospholipidantibodies(aPL)testinginthecontextofLN?DoaPLandaPL-relatednephropathyhaveanimpactonthemanagementofLN?IfthromboticmicroangiopathyiscoexistentwithLNonkidneybiopsywhatistheappropriateworkupandtreatment(antiphospholipidsyndrome(APS)vs.thromboticthrombocytopenicpurpura(TTP)vs.atypicalhemolyticuremicsyndrome(aHUS)?Whatistheroleofplasmaexchange?Anticoagulation?Anti-complementtherapies?

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Futurestudies

10. WhatisthefutureofclinicaltrialsinSLE/ANCAvasculitis?• Doesitmakesensetostudyparticularsubgroups?• Inclusionofhigh-riskpatientsonly?• Appropriateendpoints?• Determiningoptimaltimeforassessingprimaryendpoint

Durationofclinicaltrial/followup• Patientreportedoutcomemeasures&sideeffects

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