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ArticleInternational journal of nephrology and renovascular disease2020

Efficacy and Safety of Evocalcet Evaluated by Dialysate Calcium Concentration in Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Undergoing Hemodialysis.

Takashi Shigematsu, Shinji Asada, Yuichi Endo, Takehisa Kawata, Masafumi Fukagawa, Tadao Akizawa

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Article in International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Takashi ShigematsuDepartment of Nephrology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6330-3784
Shinji AsadaMedical Affairs Department, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7717-8945
Yuichi EndoR&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Takehisa KawataMedical Affairs Department, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1167-6925
Masafumi FukagawaDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7832-2339
Tadao AkizawaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6150-9201
Kyowa Kirin (Japan) · JPShowa University · JPTokai University · JPWakayama Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvocalcet is a novel oral calcimimetic drug that has demonstrated similar efficacy to cinacalcet in regulating serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphate levels, with fewer upper gastrointestinal tract-related adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism undergoing hemodialysis in Japan. We investigated the efficacy and safety of once-daily oral evocalcet under different dialysate calcium concentrations. PATIENTS AND

methodsA post hoc analysis by dialysate calcium concentration (2.5, 2.75, and 3.0 mEq/L) was performed using data from a previous Phase 3 study that included cinacalcet as an active control. Efficacy endpoints were the proportion of patients who achieved the target intact PTH levels of ≥60 and ≤240 pg/mL between Week 28 and Week 30; time-course changes in serum intact PTH; calcium and phosphorus levels, bone turnover markers, and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) over the 30-week study period. Safety endpoints were overall ADRs and hypocalcemia- and upper gastrointestinal tract-related ADRs.

resultsA total of 634 patients were included in the analysis. Levels of intact PTH, calcium, phosphate, bone turnover markers, and FGF23 showed improvement in all sub-groups, irrespective of dialysate calcium concentration. The incidence of upper gastrointestinal tract-related ADRs was significantly lower in the evocalcet group than the cinacalcet group with dialysate calcium concentrations of 2.75 and 3.0 mEq/L (

conclusionEvocalcet was effective and safe in regulating the levels of serum intact PTH, calcium, and phosphate in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism undergoing hemodialysis, irrespective of dialysate calcium concentration.

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hypocalcemiaintact parathyroid hormoneoral calcimimeticpost hoc analysisupper gastrointestinal tract

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