Combined therapy with cinacalcet and low doses of vitamin D sterols in patients with moderate to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2008
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adequate control of all four KDOQI biochemical targets for chronic kidney disease, bone and mineral disorder (CKD-MBD), which include parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) and Ca x P, remains difficult and is accomplished in
METHODS: This multicentre, open-label study enrolled haemodialysis subjects (N = 444) with moderate to severe sHPT (mean serum biPTH > 160-430 pg/mL) (approximately iPTH 300-800 pg/mL or ng/L). Cinacalcet was titrated sequentially (30-180 mg/day) during an 8-week dose-titration phase to achieve biPTH
RESULTS: The majority of subjects (n = 375) reached the assessment phase of the study and were included in efficacy analyses; 39 subjects withdrew due to adverse events. Sixty-two percent of subjects achieved the biPTH target, 83% achieved the Ca x P target and 54% reached both targets. Treatment reduced biPTH by 35% (P < 0.0001), calcium by 11% (P < 0.0001), phosphorus by 7% (P < 0.0001) and Ca x P by 17% (P < 0.0001). The proportion of subjects with values for biPTH, for Ca x P and for both biPTH and Ca x P within the target range during the assessment phase did not differ between subjects who received cinacalcet together with vitamin D sterols, and those who received cinacalcet alone.
CONCLUSION: Among subjects with moderate to severe sHPT undergoing haemodialysis, combined therapy with cinacalcet and low doses of vitamin D sterols improved achievement of the biochemical targets for CKD-MBD recommended by the KDOQI guidelines.
Volume
23
Issue
7
First Page
2311
Last Page
2318
ISSN
1460-2385
Published In/Presented At
Block, G. A., Zeig, S., Sugihara, J., Chertow, G. M., Chi, E. M., Turner, S. A., Bushinsky, D. A., & TARGET Investigators (2008). Combined therapy with cinacalcet and low doses of vitamin D sterols in patients with moderate to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 23(7), 2311–2318. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfn026
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
18310602
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article