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SynthesisClinical nephrology2014

Effect of lanthanum carbonate versus calcium-based phosphate binders in dialysis patients: a meta-analysis.

Chun-Juan Zhai, Xin-Shuang Yu, Qiao-Ling Sun, Lin Li, Li-Ting Zhang, Ai-Yan Zhou, Rong Wang

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Synthesis in Clinical nephrology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Observational
  2. Article
  3. Appraisal of a redundant report on lanthanum carbonate.International urology and nephrology · 2016
    Article
  4. Effects of lanthanum carbonate on vascular calcification in elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Chun-Juan Zhai
Xin-Shuang Yu
Qiao-Ling Sun
Lin Li
Li-Ting Zhang
Ai-Yan Zhou
Rong Wang

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effects of lanthanum carbonate (LC) vs. calciumbased phosphate binders in dialysis patients have been a matter of debate.

methodsWe electronically searched PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, and CBM for all randomized controlled trials comparing LC with calcium-based phosphate binders in adult dialysis patients. Quality assessment was performed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Metaanalysis was conducted by RevMan 5.2.

resultsNine studies were eligible for our meta-analysis. There was no significant difference in all-cause mortality (RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.25 - 2.83) and cardiovascular events (RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.55 - 1.29) between LC and calcium-based phosphate binders. LC was associated with similar proportions of phosphate-controlled patients (RR 0.63, 95% CI 0.27 - 1.44) and lower incidence of hypercalcemia (RR 0.13, 95% CI 0.05 - 0.35) in comparison to calcium-based phosphate binders. Compared with calcium salts, LC was associated with significantly lower serum calcium, similar serum Ca x P product and higher serum iPTH.

conclusionDespite the trends observed, we found no statistically significant differences in all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events between LC and calcium-based phosphate binders in dialysis patients. The conclusion was limited by lack of large sample and long-term trials. LC could reduce the incidence of hypercalcemia while comparable with calcium-based phosphate binders in reducing serum phosphorus level.

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CalciumCalcium PhosphatesChelating AgentsDialysis SolutionsHumansHypercalcemiaLanthanumParathyroid HormonePhosphorusRenal DialysisCalciumCalcium PhosphatesChelating AgentsDialysis SolutionsLanthanumlanthanum carbonateParathyroid HormonePhosphorus

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