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Kidney Week

Translational Session

Biomarkers and Modifiers of CKD and CKD Outcomes, Including the Jack W. Coburn, MD, Endowed Lectureship

October 22, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Mile High Ballroom 1A, Convention Center

Session Description

The search for accurate biomarkers in CKD is challenging. Disease modifiers may interfere in an already complex landscape. This session focuses on factors that could improve the evaluation of disease outcomes and conditions that affect cardiovascular disease, mineral metabolism, and CKD risk. Particular attention is given to CKD stage, age, and sex in humans and animal models.

ASN gratefully acknowledges Amgen for support of the Coburn Endowed Lectureship.

Learning Objective(s)

  • Articulate predictors of cardiovascular disease and mortality in CKD
  • Discuss sex hormones as modifiers of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23)-induced cardiac outcomes
  • Explain the importance of age on markers of mineral metabolism in CKD
  • Develop strategies for CKD risk evaluation in the context of FGF-23 excess

Learning Pathway(s)

  • Bones‚ Stones‚ and Mineral Metabolism
  • CKD Non-Dialysis

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