The New Treatment for Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease develops over time with a gradual loss of kidney function. In stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), moderate kidney function loss occurs and some symptoms begin to appear. To avoid further kidney damage, patients with Stage 3 CKD always concern the new treatment for stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease.

How severe is stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease?

GFR is an important indicator of kidney function. A person with stage 3 chronic kidney disease has decreased kidney function in the GFR of 30-59 ml/min. As kidney function decreases, more and more wastes will build up in the body. If uncontrolled effectively, patients’ condition will continue to deteriorate. As a result, stage 3 CKD may easily develop renal failure where patients have to rely on dialysis or kidney transplant to live. In view of this, stoping the progression of stage 3 CKD developing renal failure or reversing patients’ condition is quite necessary to extend patients’ life expectancy and improve their life quality.

Is there any new treatment for stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease in recently years?

In the past, what we can do for people with CKD is just to use some steroids or immunosuppressive agents to inhibit the progression of patients’ condition, but these medicines are more likely to lower patients’ immunity so that patients are susceptible for infections and inflammations. In view of this, many kidney experts strive to create some new treatments which can not only stop the progression of patients’ condition but also regulate their immune system. Fortunately, some breakthroughs are made in recently years. Today, we would like to introduce two of them.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy: It is mainly used to protect residual kidney function and repair the damaged but not necrotic kidney cells. This therapy overcoming the disadvantages of oral traditional Chinese herbal medicines is an external application treatment and aims to make the active ingredient of herbal medicines reach to the damaged kidney lesion directly.

Immunotherapy: It mainly treats kidney diseases caused by autoimmune disease such as IgA Nephropathy, FSGS, Lupus Nephritis, etc, because it can not only repair damaged kidney tissues but also correct patients’ immune system. As a result, it can help patients with stage 3 CKD avoid dialysis or kidney transplant. Hopefully, these new treatments for stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease help more patients live longer and healthier.