Study evaluates cystoscopy-based ureteral stent removal

Data showed that plasma oxalate levels were maintained through 24 months of treatment with lumasiran.

“The prevalence of kidney stones has increased over 80% over the last 30 years, and the epidemiology has changed such that it's beginning at a younger age now,” says Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE.

The approval is supported by findings from the phase 2 PHYOX2 trial and interim data from the phase 3 PHYOX3 extension study.

“You have tradeoffs with every device that you use,” says Amy E. Krambeck, MD.

A multidisciplinary team at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering is collaborating on a 3D navigational system to help limit kidney stone fragments that remain after surgery.

"[Our study] suggests that limiting added sugar intake may help to prevent the formation of kidney stones,” says Shan Yin, MD.