Effect of Etelcalcetide vs Placebo on Serum Parathyroid Hormone in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Two Randomized Clinical Trials JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Block, G. A., Bushinsky, D. A., Cunningham, J., Drueke, T. B., Ketteler, M., Kewalramani, R., Martin, K. J., Mix, T. C., Moe, S. M., Patel, U. D., Silver, J., Spiegel, D. M., Sterling, L., Walsh, L., Chertow, G. M. 2017; 317 (2): 146-155

Abstract

Secondary hyperparathyroidism contributes to extraskeletal complications in chronic kidney disease.To evaluate the effect of the intravenous calcimimetic etelcalcetide on serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations in patients receiving hemodialysis.Two parallel, phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled treatment trials were conducted in 1023 patients receiving hemodialysis with moderate to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. Trial A was conducted in 508 patients at 111 sites in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, Russia, and Australia from March 12, 2013, to June 12, 2014; trial B was conducted in 515 patients at 97 sites in the same countries from March 12, 2013, to May 12, 2014.Intravenous administration of etelcalcetide (n?=?503) or placebo (n?=?513) after each hemodialysis session for 26 weeks.The primary efficacy end point was the proportion of patients achieving greater than 30% reduction from baseline in mean PTH during weeks 20-27. A secondary efficacy end point was the proportion of patients achieving mean PTH of 300 pg/mL or lower.The mean age of the 1023 patients was 58.2 (SD, 14.4) years and 60.4% were men. Mean PTH concentrations at baseline and during weeks 20-27 were 849 and 384 pg/mL vs 820 and 897 pg/mL in the etelcalcetide and placebo groups, respectively, in trial A; corresponding values were 845 and 363 pg/mL vs 852 and 960 pg/mL in trial B. Patients randomized to etelcalcetide were significantly more likely to achieve the primary efficacy end point: in trial A, 188 of 254 (74.0%) vs 21 of 254 (8.3%; P?

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