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Trial reportRenal failure2025

Effects of rhEPO-Fc on chronic renal anemia in Chinese patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a multicenter, randomized, open-label, and phase 3 study.

Liangying Gan, Xinlu Gao, Jingchun Yao, Xinrong Xiong, Qingfeng Peng, Gang Long, Fei Xiong, Yiming Li, Qingping Chen, Yuan Qin and 41 more

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase III
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Liangying GanDepartment of Nephrology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0125-1691
Xinlu GaoDepartment of Nephrology, Jiujiang University Affiliated Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
Jingchun YaoDepartment of Nephrology, Jiujiang University Affiliated Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
Xinrong XiongDepartment of Nephrology, Fengcheng People's Hospital, Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China.
Qingfeng PengDepartment of Nephrology, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.
Gang LongDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Fei XiongDepartment of Nephrology, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The 1st Hospital of Wuhan, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Yiming LiDepartment of Nephrology, Huanggang Central Hospital, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
Qingping ChenDepartment of Nephrology, Pingxiang People's Hospital, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China.
Yuan QinDepartment of Nephrology, Guilin People's Hospital, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
Qingdong XuDepartment of Nephrology, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8755-7968
Wenli ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Jiangan, Hubei, China.
Jinsheng XuDepartment of Nephrology, The 4th Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Huixiao ZhengDepartment of Nephrology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Xingtai Medical College, Xingtai, Hebei, China.
Lin YangDepartment of Nephrology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Xiangming YiDepartment of Nephrology, Yueyang People's Hospital, Yueyang, Hunan, China.
Ning CaoDepartment of blood Purification, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yulan ShenDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Miyun District Hospital, Beijing, China.
Bing LiuDepartment of Nephrology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Qiang ZhuDepartment of Nephrology, Huabei Petroleum Ceneral Hospital, Renqiu, Hebei, China.
Pengfei ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi, China.
Henglan WuDepartment of Nephrology, The 1st Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Junhua ShiDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin 5th Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yinhui LiDepartment of Nephrology, Jilin Province FAW General Hospital, ChangChun, Jilin, China.
Yiwen LiDepartment of Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Baoxing WangDepartment of Nephrology, Hebei Medical University 3rd Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Wenxiu ChangDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin 1st Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6269-5694
Weimin YuDepartment of Nephrology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Rui WenDepartment of Nephrology, Changsha Central Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Cangsang LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The 4th Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hongli JiangDepartment of blood Purification, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian, Shanxi, China.
Rongshan LiDepartment of Nephrology, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Jihong OuDepartment of Nephrology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Xinxin JiangDepartment of Nephrology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Aihua ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Aicheng YangDepartment of Nephrology, Jiangmen Wuyi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.
Yean YuDepartment of Nephrology, Wuhan 3rd Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jiaqing PengDepartment of Nephrology, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
Ke XuDepartment of Nephrology, Xinxiang Central Hospital, Xinxiang, Henan, China.
Xiuxian WanDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nephrology, Lianyungang Municipal Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Nephrology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yongjun ShiDepartment of Nephrology, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
Pei WangDepartment of Nephrology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Panna LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoran FengDepartment of Nephrology, The 1st People's Hospital of Jiujiang, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
Hui XuDepartment of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chun YangSichuan Luzhou Buchang Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Xiaowen LiSichuan Luzhou Buchang Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Jianing WangSichuan Luzhou Buchang Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Wenmei ZhangSichuan Luzhou Buchang Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Li ZuoDepartment of Nephrology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.

Funding

NCI NIH HHS N02 PC025001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) fused with human immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc fragment (rhEPO-Fc) is a novel erythropoiesis-stimulating agent designed to extend plasma half-life and enhance biological activity. However, data on the efficacy and safety of rhEPO-Fc in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)-related anemia remain limited. This phase 3 trial enrolled patients from 45 Chinese hospitals. Participants were randomized (2:1) to receive either rhEPO-Fc or rhEPO (Chinese hamster ovary cell-derived) for 28 weeks. The rhEPO-Fc responders were eligible for a 24-week extension period. The primary endpoint was the least square mean (LSM) change in hemoglobin (Hb) levels from baseline between weeks 21 and 28. Among 356 rhEPO-Fc and 178 rhEPO recipients, patients receiving rhEPO-Fc demonstrated non-inferiority Hb maintenance compared with rhEPO. The inter-group LSM differences in the full analysis set and per-protocol set were 3.96 g/L (95% CI: 3.02-4.89;

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AnemiaErythropoietinHematinicsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdultAgedChinaFemaleHemoglobinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecombinant ProteinsTreatment OutcomeErythropoietinHematinicsHemoglobinsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsRecombinant Proteinsanemiachronic kidney diseaseErythropoietinFc fusion proteinhemodialysis

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PMCPMC12777750

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