Simultaneous control of PTH and CaxP Is sustained over three years of treatment with cinacalcet HCl.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2009
Abstract
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly complicated by secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), leading to increased risk of morbidity and mortality. SHPT is a progressive disease often requiring long-term therapy to control parathyroid hormone (PTH) and mineral imbalances. Vitamin D sterols and phosphate binders, used as traditional therapies to lower PTH and phosphorus, may provide inadequate long-term control for many dialysis patients. Cinacalcet, by simultaneously lowering PTH, calcium, phosphorus, and calcium-phosphorus levels, may maintain PTH and mineral balance in these individuals. However, as with traditional therapies, long-term data are limited. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENT: Dialysis subjects from at least one of five lead-in studies (double-blind placebo-controlled, including one extension trial) completing up to 52 wk of either cinacalcet or placebo were eligible for this open-label extension study, including an 8-wk dose titration (initiated at 30 mg/d), followed by 24-wk maintenance and up to 132 wk of follow-up. Final efficacy analysis was at week 180.
RESULTS: Three hundred thirty-four of 589 enrolled subjects received cinacalcet from the beginning of the lead-in study. Weekly median PTH values were < or =300 pg/ml (weeks 16 through 180) and median CaxP values were < or =55 mg(2)/dl(2) (weeks 4 through 180). Similar results were exhibited in the 255 subjects who initially received placebo. Among the patients exposed to cinacalcet from the beginning of the lead-in study, 3% of subjects exhibited treatment-related serious adverse events.
CONCLUSIONS: Cinacalcet effectively maintained PTH, Ca and P reductions in dialysis subjects for up to 180 wk.
Volume
4
Issue
9
First Page
1465
Last Page
1476
ISSN
1555-905X
Published In/Presented At
Sprague, S. M., Evenepoel, P., Curzi, M. P., González, M. T., Husserl, F. E., Kopyt, N., Sterling, L. R., Mix, C., & Wong, G. (2009). Simultaneous control of PTH and CaxP Is sustained over three years of treatment with cinacalcet HCl. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 4(9), 1465–1476. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.06141108
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
19696213
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article