Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study

ABSTRACT Aim No studies have specifically examined the effects of finerenone in treating type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and microalbuminuria. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of finerenone in this group of patients. Methods This retrospective real‐world stud...

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Main Authors: Yiming Wu, Ying Gao, Xiaohui Guo, Junqing Zhang, Ang Li
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Published: Wiley 2025-06-01
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Junqing Zhang
Ang Li
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description ABSTRACT Aim No studies have specifically examined the effects of finerenone in treating type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and microalbuminuria. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of finerenone in this group of patients. Methods This retrospective real‐world study (ChiCTR2400087169) included type 2 diabetes outpatients with CKD from the Peking University First Hospital between March 2023 and March 2024. All patients in this study had a urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (UACR) of 30–299 mg/g. The effects of finerenone were assessed by comparing UACR, HbA1c, creatinine, serum potassium, eGFR, and blood pressure at baseline and after treatment. Results Sixty‐four patients (39 males and 25 females), with a median age of 65.75 years and a median duration of T2DM of 15.21 years, were included. The baseline median UACR was 100.50 mg/g, significantly decreased to 61.27 mg/g (P < 0.001) at 3 months and 62.49 mg/g (P < 0.001) at 6 months after treatment. None of the other parameters differed significantly. Finerenone alone or in combination with ABS inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors, or GLP‐1 agonists did not result in significant differences in UACR reduction. Patients with a >30% UACR decrease had significantly higher baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) than those with a ≤30% decrease (P < 0.05). Furthermore, baseline SBP significantly decreased after 6 months of treatment in patients with a >30% UACR reduction (P < 0.05). Conclusions Finerenone is effective in treating type 2 diabetes with CKD and microalbuminuria. Improved SBP control leads to a greater UACR reduction.
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spelling doaj-art-7ef29d2f1ff24d0f822959e078d2f90e2025-08-20T03:07:39ZengWileyJournal of Diabetes Investigation2040-11162040-11242025-06-011661028103310.1111/jdi.70023Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world studyYiming Wu0Ying Gao1Xiaohui Guo2Junqing Zhang3Ang Li4Department of Endocrinology Peking University First Hospital Beijing ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology Peking University First Hospital Beijing ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology Peking University First Hospital Beijing ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology Peking University First Hospital Beijing ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology Peking University First Hospital Beijing ChinaABSTRACT Aim No studies have specifically examined the effects of finerenone in treating type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and microalbuminuria. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of finerenone in this group of patients. Methods This retrospective real‐world study (ChiCTR2400087169) included type 2 diabetes outpatients with CKD from the Peking University First Hospital between March 2023 and March 2024. All patients in this study had a urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (UACR) of 30–299 mg/g. The effects of finerenone were assessed by comparing UACR, HbA1c, creatinine, serum potassium, eGFR, and blood pressure at baseline and after treatment. Results Sixty‐four patients (39 males and 25 females), with a median age of 65.75 years and a median duration of T2DM of 15.21 years, were included. The baseline median UACR was 100.50 mg/g, significantly decreased to 61.27 mg/g (P < 0.001) at 3 months and 62.49 mg/g (P < 0.001) at 6 months after treatment. None of the other parameters differed significantly. Finerenone alone or in combination with ABS inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors, or GLP‐1 agonists did not result in significant differences in UACR reduction. Patients with a >30% UACR decrease had significantly higher baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) than those with a ≤30% decrease (P < 0.05). Furthermore, baseline SBP significantly decreased after 6 months of treatment in patients with a >30% UACR reduction (P < 0.05). Conclusions Finerenone is effective in treating type 2 diabetes with CKD and microalbuminuria. Improved SBP control leads to a greater UACR reduction.https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.70023Diabetes mellitus, type 2FinerenoneMicroalbuminuria
spellingShingle Yiming Wu
Ying Gao
Xiaohui Guo
Junqing Zhang
Ang Li
Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study
Journal of Diabetes Investigation
Diabetes mellitus, type 2
Finerenone
Microalbuminuria
title Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study
title_full Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study
title_fullStr Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study
title_short Effectiveness of finerenone in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria: A retrospective real‐world study
title_sort effectiveness of finerenone in chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease with microalbuminuria a retrospective real world study
topic Diabetes mellitus, type 2
Finerenone
Microalbuminuria
url https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.70023
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