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ArticleJournal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation2019

One-Year Historical Cohort Study of the Phosphate Binder Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Jessica Kendrick, Vidhya Parameswaran, Linda H Ficociello, Norma J Ofsthun, Shannon Davis, Claudy Mullon, Robert J Kossmann, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

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Article in Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica KendrickDivision of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
Vidhya ParameswaranFresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Linda H FicocielloFresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Norma J OfsthunFresenius Medical Care North America, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Shannon DavisFresenius Medical Care North America, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Claudy MullonFresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Robert J KossmannFresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Kamyar Kalantar-ZadehUniversity of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California. Electronic address: kkz@uci.edu.
Fresenius Medical Care (United States) · USDenver Health Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Bicarbonate Administration In CKDR01HL132868 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KENDRICK, JESSICA B · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL132868
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe high pill burden of many phosphate binders (PBs) may contribute to increased prevalence of hyperphosphatemia and poor nutritional status observed among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis therapy. We examined the real-world effectiveness of sucroferric oxyhydroxide (SO), a PB with low pill burden, in managing serum phosphorus in patients with prevalent hemodialysis over a 1-year period.

designHistorical cohort analyses of de-identified electronic medical records. SUBJECTS: In-center hemodialysis patients switched from another PB to SO therapy as part of routine care with 12 months of uninterrupted SO prescriptions recorded, and documented serum phosphorus levels were eligible for inclusion. Clinical data were extracted from a pharmacy service, FreseniusRx, database and Fresenius Kidney Care clinical data warehouse.

main outcome measuresComparisons were made between the 91-day period before SO initiation (i.e., baseline) and the 4 consecutive 91-day intervals of SO treatment (Q1-Q4). Clinical measures included achievement of target phosphorus levels (≤5.5 mg/dL) and mean number of PB pills/day.

resultsAmong 530 analyzed patients, the proportion achieving target serum phosphorus levels increased by >100% 1 year after switching to SO therapy, that is, from 17.7% at baseline to 24.5%, 30.5%, 36.4%, and 36.0% at Q1 through Q4, respectively (P < .0001 for all). Reductions in serum phosphorus were observed at all follow-up timepoints (P < .0001), irrespective of baseline PB. From a mean baseline PB pill burden of 8.5 pills/day, patients experienced an average 50% pill burden reduction during SO treatment (P < .0001). Phosphorus-attuned albumin and phosphorus-attuned protein intake (normalized protein catabolic rate) improved significantly after transition to SO (P < .0001). The effectiveness of SO was evident in prespecified subgroups of interest (i.e., black/African-American patients, Hispanic/Latino patients, and women).

conclusionAmong patients on hemodialysis, switching to SO resulted in a 2-fold greater likelihood of achieving target phosphorus levels while halving daily PB pill burden. Increases in phosphorus-attuned albumin and protein intake suggest improved nutritional status.

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Renal DialysisAdultAgedChelating AgentsCohort StudiesDrug CombinationsFemaleFerric CompoundsHumansHyperphosphatemiaMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedNutritional StatusPhosphatesPhosphorusChelating AgentsDrug CombinationsFerric CompoundsPhosphatesPhosphorussucroferric oxyhydroxideSucrose

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PMID30679076
PMCPMC6642852
OpenAlexW2910110340

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