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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Iron Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease: Days of Future Past.

Kuo-Hua Lee, Yang Ho, Der-Cherng Tarng

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Safety and Efficacy of Iron Chelators in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kuo-Hua LeeDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
Yang HoDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
Der-Cherng TarngDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9017-2081
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science Research and Technology MOST 109-2314-B-010-056-MY3Ministry of Science Research and Technology MOST 109-2314-B-075-066Szu-Yuan Research Foundation of Internal Medicine 109080Taipei Veterans General Hospital V108D42-004-MY3-2Taipei Veterans General Hospital V109B-016Taipei Veterans General Hospital V109C-114Taipei Veterans General Hospital V109D50-001-MY3-1Taipei Veterans General Hospital V110C-149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anemia affects millions of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and prompt iron supplementation can lead to reductions in the required dose of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, thereby reducing medical costs. Oral and intravenous (IV) traditional iron preparations are considered far from ideal, primarily due to gastrointestinal intolerability and the potential risk of infusion reactions, respectively. Fortunately, the emergence of novel iron replacement therapies has engendered a paradigm shift in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients with CKD. For example, oral ferric citrate is an efficacious and safe phosphate binder that increases iron stores to maintain hemoglobin levels. Additional benefits include reductions in fibroblast growth factor 23 levels and the activation of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D. The new-generation IV iron preparations ferumoxytol, iron isomaltoside 1000, and ferric carboxymaltose are characterized by a reduced risk of infusion reactions and are clinically well tolerated as a rapid high-dose infusion. In patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), ferric pyrophosphate citrate (FPC) administered through dialysate enables the replacement of ongoing uremic and HD-related iron loss. FPC transports iron directly to transferrin, bypassing the reticuloendothelial system and avoiding iron sequestration. Moreover, this paper summarizes recent advancements of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and future perspectives in renal anemia management.

Indexed as

Anemia, HemolyticAnimalsFerric CompoundsHumansProlyl-Hydroxylase InhibitorsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicFerric CompoundsProlyl-Hydroxylase Inhibitorsanemiachronic kidney diseaseferric citratehypoxia-inducible factoriron therapy

Identifiers

PMID33498292
PMCPMC7863960
OpenAlexW3125758065

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