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Renalytix PLC
10 November 2021
Renalytix plc
("Renalytix" or the "Company")
Renalytix Convenes Expert Panel at VA Healthcare Summit
Leading clinicians discuss enabling long-term kidney health in
Veterans with type 2 diabetes and early-stage chronic kidney
disease
NEW YORK and SALT LAKE CITY, November 10, 2021 - In recognition
of National Diabetes Month and concurrent with the launch of
KidneyIntelX in the Veterans Health Administration health system,
Renalytix (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) convened a multidisciplinary
panel to discuss advances in kidney health through early-stage
prognosis and intervention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in
patients with type 2 diabetes. Clinical experts shared patient case
studies drawing from their experience adding KidneyIntelX into
clinical care. The KidneyIntelX enabled care pathway being
implemented in the Mount Sinai Health System is a model that can be
used in implementing the new Veterans Health Administration CKD
Directive and joint VA and Department of Defense guideline, driving
care earlier to prevent progression and kidney failure. The panel
event took place at The Institute for Defense and Government
Advancement (IDGA) VA Healthcare Summit on Wednesday, October 27,
2021.
The panel, "Breakthrough Diagnostic Approach for Type 2 Diabetes
and Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Today's Precise
Answer, Tomorrow's Kidney Health," included renowned thought
leaders who highlighted the importance of early detection and
intervention to promote long-term kidney health and improve
clinical outcomes in their type 2 diabetes patients.
Commenting on the Summit discussion, panelists said:
Michael J. Donovan, PhD, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Renalytix:
"This roundtable discussion provided a unique opportunity for
clinical experts to highlight the impact of KidneyIntelX risk
assessment on patient-specific management decisions. Their remarks
highlighted how KidneyIntelX testing can help address the
challenges they face when relying on current clinical tools. The
panel also reviewed the practice-changing evidence from recent
therapeutic trials. The discussion underscored the importance of a
systems approach to managing care for chronic kidney disease
patients given the intimate association of cardiovascular and
kidney function."
David Lam, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Bone Disease) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai and Medical Director at the Mount Sinai Clinical Diabetes
Institute, NYC, NY: "As an endocrinologist, I see patients living
with diabetes day in and day out. Diabetes care is a team effort. I
co-manage diabetic patients with other trained professionals, all
working towards the care of patients to help them thrive.
KidneyIntelX has helped me to identify patients with early-stage
diabetic kidney disease earlier and has enabled me to deploy the
right care path, direct care resources and provide treatment
guidance based on my patients' risk level at the right time."
Joseph Vassalotti, MD, FASN, Clinical Professor of Medicine
(Nephrology) at Icahn Mount Sinai and Chief Medical Officer of the
National Kidney Foundation, NYC, NY : "13.1 % of the US population
has diabetes, most with type 2 diabetes, but about 40% also have
low kidney function and/or increased albumin, a type of protein, in
the urine. Early risk stratification for these patients with kidney
disease informs their care management. KidneyIntelX combines
biomarkers and the data from the patients' health record, to
produce a risk score that is easy to understand. For patients,
reviewing the results of that risk score helps motivate them to
take additional action toward their kidney health that is
proportional to the risk. As a nephrologist it helps me think about
the types of lifestyle modification, patient engagement, medication
management and interdisciplinary care that is optimal for my
patients."
Katherine Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF, Professor of Medicine in
Nephrology at the University of Washington, the Executive Director
for Research at Providence Health Care, and a Co-Principal
Investigator at the Institute for Translational Health Sciences : "
KidneyIntelX leads into more effective therapeutic management which
should lead to improved outcomes in a value-based system. For
example, heart failure and chronic kidney disease occur
concomitantly. If we reduce heart failure hospitalization by
identifying and managing higher risk patients more effectively,
that would be a huge savings to the health care system. If we also
prevent cases of kidney failure, and the costs associated with
treating patients with kidney failure, we will realize enormous
cost savings. The triangulation between diabetes, heart failure and
chronic kidney disease accounts for one third of the Medicare
budget and this cost is extensive in the veteran population as
well."
As the largest integrated health care network in the United
States, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is tasked with
providing care to America's Veterans. One in four veterans have
diabetes and many have comorbid conditions including kidney
disease. Renalytix is committed to promoting kidney health in
veterans by aligning care models that proactively protect kidneys
from avertable harm.
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Peter DeNardo
About Kidney Disease
Kidney disease is now recognized as a public health epidemic
affecting over 850 million people globally. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 15% of US adults, or 37
million people, currently have chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Further, the CDC reports that 9 out of 10 adults with CKD do not
know they have it and one out of two people with very low kidney
function who are not on dialysis do not know they have CKD.(1)
Kidney disease is referred to as a "silent killer" because it often
has no symptoms and can go undetected until a very advanced stage.
Each year kidney disease kills more people than breast and prostate
cancer. Every day, 13 patients in the United States die while
waiting for a kidney transplant.
About KidneyIntelX
KidneyIntelX, is a first-of-kind solution that enables
early-stage diabetic kidney diseases (DKD) progression risk
assessment by combining diverse data inputs, including validated
blood-based biomarkers, inherited genetics, and personalized
patient data from electronic health record, or EHR, systems, and
employs a proprietary algorithm to generate a unique patient risk
score. This patient risk score enables prediction of progressive
kidney function decline in CKD, allowing physicians and healthcare
systems to optimize the allocation of treatments and clinical
resources to patients at highest risk.
About Renalytix
Renalytix (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) is the global founder and
leader in the new field of bioprognosis(TM) for kidney health. The
company has engineered a new solution that successfully enables
early-stage chronic kidney disease, progression risk assessment.
The Company's lead product, KidneyIntelX, has been granted
Breakthrough Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and is designed to help make significant improvements in kidney
disease prognosis, transplant management, clinical care, patient
stratification for drug clinical trials, and drug target discovery
(visit www.kidneyintelx.com ). For more information, visit
www.renalytix.com .
KidneyIntelX is based on technology developed by Mount Sinai
faculty and licensed to Renalytix, and is currently utilized in
sponsored research by Renalytix at Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai and
Mount Sinai faculty, including Dr. Steve Coca and Dr. Girish
Nadkarni, have a financial interest in Renalytix. Mount Sinai has
representation on the Renalytix Board of Directors.
Sources
1
https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/publications-resources/2019-national-facts.html
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