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ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2016

Early response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients.

Michio Kuwahara, Youhei Arai, Eriko Takehara, Yasunori Sasaki, Tomoharu Yoshimine, Keita Kusaka, Satomi Shikuma, Wataru Akita, Shinichi Uchida

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Article in Clinical and experimental nephrology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Factors affecting the doses of roxadustat vs darbepoetin alfa for anemia treatment in hemodialysis patients.Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michio KuwaharaDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan. kuwaharam@shuuwa-gh.or.jp.
Youhei AraiDepartment of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.
Eriko TakeharaDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan.
Yasunori SasakiDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan.
Tomoharu YoshimineDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan.
Keita KusakaDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan.
Satomi ShikumaDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan.
Wataru AkitaDepartment of Nephrology, Shuuwa General Hospital, 1200 Yahara-Shinden, Kasukabe, Saitama, 344-0035, Japan.
Shinichi UchidaDepartment of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRenal anemia complicated with chronic kidney disease is usually treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). However, few studies have compared the early response of hemoglobin (Hb) to different kinds of ESAs.

methodsThe effects of three types of ESAs-epoetin alfa or beta (EPO), darbepoetin alfa (DPO), and epoetin beta pegol (EPObp)-on renal anemia were followed in 416 pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. After the initial 12-week administration of ESAs, ΔHb/ESA dose/kg was calculated as an index of efficacy of each ESA. Furthermore, independent variables associated with ΔHb/ESA dose/kg (dependent variable) were determined using multiple linear regression analysis. The ten independent variables selected for analysis were: presence of diabetic nephropathy, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), Hb, albumin, iron (Fe), transferrin saturation (TSAT), ferritin, phosphate (P), intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), and C-reactive protein.

resultsThe efficacy of DPO and EPObp were similar and higher than EPO. TSAT was most strongly correlated with ΔHb/EPO dose/kg in all three types of ESAs. Other significant independent factors were Hb, albumin, P, iPTH, and diabetic nephropathy in the EPO group, eGFR in the DPO group, and Fe in the EPObp group. The adjusted coefficient of determination (R (2)) ranged from 0.415 to 0.520 in the three ESA groups.

conclusionsThe study results suggest that TSAT is the best predictor of the initial 12-week responsiveness to ESA, irrespective of the type. Variables not investigated in this study also affect responsiveness to ESA in Japanese pre-dialysis CKD patients.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaErythropoietinFemaleHematinicsHumansLinear ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicErythropoietinHematinicsDarbepoetin alfaEpoetinEpoetin beta pegolRenal anemiaResponsiveness to ESA

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