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Kerendia Earns FDA Approval for CKD in Type 1 Diabetes

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17 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The FDA approved Kerendia (finerenone) to reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) linked to type 1 diabetes, aiming to slow kidney function decline and progression to end-stage kidney disease.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 3 sources have reported it between 17 Sep 2026 and 18 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You now have a new FDA approved drug option to address chronic kidney disease progression in type 1 diabetes. This opens a fresh pathway to treat a long-neglected patient group and could shift how therapies get positioned in diabetic kidney care.

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3 sources · first reported 17 Sep 2026 · latest 18 Sep 2026

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