Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a medication that has been on the market since 1984 for use in
disease in the blood vessels of the legs. There is some preliminary information that it may
protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes and other diseases. "Pentoxifylline in
Diabetic Kidney Disease" is a study to bee conducted in 40 VA hospitals across the nation to
determine definitively whether or not PTX can prevent worsening of kidney disease and delay
death in patients with diabetic kidney disease.