The Eurocyst Initiative: Building a Network of ADPKD Reference Centers Across Europe

The EuroCYST Initiative aims to build a network of ADPKD reference centers across Europe and to establish a large-scale observational cohort of ADPKD patients for the purpose of studying the pathogenesis, rate of disease progression, progression rate modifiers, disease stage specific morbidity, mortality, health economic issues and the predictive value of biomarkers in ADPKD. Overall 1,100 patients will be enrolled in 14 study sites across Europe and will be followed up for at least three years. The ADPKD reference center network across Europe and the observational cohort study will enable European ADPKD researchers to gain insight into the natural history, heterogeneity and associated complications of the disease as well as how it affects the lives of patients across Europe.