- Hemodiafiltration (HDF) research reinforces Fresenius Medical Care’s continued leadership in advancing evidence-based dialysis care and treatment personalization
- New research focuses on applying real-world evidence, patient-centered outcomes and artificial intelligence across dialysis modalities and continuity of kidney care
- A preview of kinexus, a unified digital platform intended to support home dialysis programs by connecting therapy management and care workflows
Bad Homburg (May 27, 2026) – Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with kidney diseases, presents new research highlighting ongoing innovation at the European Renal Association (ERA) Congress 2026, June 3-6 in Glasgow, Scotland, and virtually. The Company highlights advancements including new hemodiafiltration research that reaffirm its leadership in evidence based and personalized dialysis care, real-world evidence to strengthen patient centered outcomes across dialysis modalities, and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve patient outcomes.
“Fresenius Medical Care is focused on the research that can meaningfully advance the standard of care for people living with kidney disease,” said Charles Hugh-Jones, Global Chief Medical Officer at Fresenius Medical Care. “At ERA Congress 2026, we continue demonstrating our Company’s leadership in evidence-based hemodiafiltration research and present abstracts covering the use of real-world evidence, patient-centered outcomes and artificial intelligence that are designed to help clinicians make better informed decisions and support patients across multiple care settings.”
FME’s Global Medical Office and Renal Research Institute (RRI) teams present multiple abstracts across a range of critical topics in nephrology, demonstrating how data, artificial intelligence, and patient-centered outcomes are shaping the future of kidney care.
Key presentations include:
- Impact of Matching and Weighting Strategy on Patient Retention and 3‑Year Mortality in Real‑World Hemodialysis and Hemodiafiltration: In a real-world analysis, hemodiafiltration was associated with lower three-year mortality risk than hemodialysis, with consistent results across different comparison methods.
- The Association Between Patient‑Reported Dialysis Recovery Time and Missed Treatments: Hemodialysis patients who reported longer recovery times after treatment also had a higher number of missed treatments.
- Clinics’ Utilization of an AI-Based Model Predicting Peritoneal Dialysis Dropouts Is Associated with Lower Hospitalization Rates: Clinics with higher use of an AI-based dashboard for identifying peritoneal dialysis patients at risk of dropping out saw lower all-cause hospitalization rates.
- A High‑Precision Large‑Language Model Approach for Abstract Screening in Systematic Reviews: GPT-5 may help researchers sort through large numbers of research studies by identifying ones that are most relevant.
In addition to these presentations, FME leaders and researchers will also be available onsite at Booth #C.210 and the Renal Research Institute’s Booth #C.410 to discuss research insights, clinical collaborations, and innovations in kidney care.
As part of its broader innovation portfolio highlighted at the Congress, FME previews kinexus, a unified digital platform for home dialysis. Designed as a single, integrated ecosystem, kinexus brings together remote therapy management and operational workflows to help simplify care processes for healthcare teams and support high-quality, personalized care for patients dialyzing at home.
To learn more about FME’s presence at ERA, please click here.