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Evenepoel P, Jørgensen HS. Hypocalcemia: a cardiovascular risk factor coming of age? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2024; 39:557-559. [PMID: 37930851 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Pieter Evenepoel
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation; Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation; Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Nephrology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Liu YJ, Sun LN, Cheng ZP, Qian Y, Ma ZQ, Zhang XH, Zhang HW, Xie LJ, Yu L, Yuan ZQY, Liu Y, Wang YQ. Pharmacogenetic and safety analysis of cinacalcet hydrochloride in healthy Chinese subjects. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1385. [PMID: 33313130 PMCID: PMC7723585 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-1329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Our study aims to explore the effect of genetics on the pharmacodynamics (PD) and pharmacokinetics (PK) of cinacalcet in healthy Chinese subjects; to investigate the effect of dietary factors on cinacalcet, and to evaluate the safety of cinacalcet under fasting and non-fasting conditions using a bioequivalence trial. METHODS We investigated the relationship of cinacalcet PK with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CYP3A4, CYP1A2 and CYP2D6, and of cinacalcet PD with SNPs of calcium-sensitive receptors (CASR) and vitamin D receptors (VDR) in 65 healthy Chinese subjects recruited to participate in this study. Our study was a phase I, open-label, randomized, two-period, two-sequence crossover, a single-center clinical study designed under both fasting and non-fasting conditions to investigate the effect of dietary factors on cinacalcet. Plasma cinacalcet concentrations were analyzed using a validated HPLC-MS/MS assay. Clinical laboratory tests evaluated safety. Thirteen SNPs of CASR, VDR, and CYP genes were selected for pharmacogenetic analysis. RESULTS CYP3A4 rs4646437 was found to be associated with the PK of cinacalcet under fasting conditions (P<0.01). Subjects carrying T alleles of rs4646437 appeared to metabolize cinacalcet poorly. The Cmax and AUC of subjects in the non-fasting group were significantly higher (P<0.0001) than those in the fasting group. The Tmax, CL/F, and Vd/F in the fasting group were significantly higher (P<0.0001) than those in the non-fasting group. In the fasting group, the geometric least square mean ratios (T/R) of the Cmax and AUC0-t were 109.89% and 105.33%, and the corresponding 90% CIs were 98.36-122.79% and 98.04-113.15%, respectively. In the non-fasting group, the T/R of the Cmax and AUC0-t were 100.74% and 99.09%, and the corresponding 90% CIs were 92.65-109.54% and 94.79-103.58%, respectively. All adverse events (AEs) were mild, and no serious adverse events (SAEs) occurred during the bioequivalence trial. CONCLUSIONS Following our investigation, we reached the following conclusions: CYP3A4 rs4646437 may affect cinacalcet PK; the reference and test preparations of cinacalcet were bioequivalent under fasting and non-fasting conditions and were safe to use; and dietary factors had a significant effect on the PK of cinacalcet, in that exposure to the drug increased when cinacalcet was taken after eating.
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- Yang-Jie Liu
- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Shengze Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China;,Department of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Shengze Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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Louie KS, Erhard C, Wheeler DC, Stenvinkel P, Fouqueray B, Floege J. Cinacalcet-induced hypocalcemia in a cohort of European haemodialysis patients: predictors, therapeutic approaches and outcomes. J Nephrol 2019; 33:803-816. [PMID: 31848883 PMCID: PMC7381480 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-019-00686-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Calcimimetic treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic dialysis patients is often followed by hypocalcemia. METHODS We investigated the frequency, predictors, consequences and therapeutic responses following cinacalcet-induced hypocalcemia in an incident European hemodialysis cohort of 1068 patients with a cinacalcet prescription. RESULTS Of 905 normocalcemic patients initiating cinacalcet, 67% developed hypocalcemia within 12 months: 68% mild, 23% moderate, 9% severe. Compared to persistently normocalcemic patients, those with severe hypocalcemia were more often diabetic, overweight, had cardiovascular disease, shorter dialysis vintage, used a catheter dialysis access, had fewer active vitamin-D sterols, and exhibited higher CRP and iPTH and lower calcium levels. Multivariate predictors of hypocalcemia included a catheter for vascular access, low albumin and high iPTH. Generally, no therapeutic intervention to prevent hypocalcemia was taken prior to cinacalcet initiation. After the hypocalcemic event, the most common clinical response was no change of the dialysis or medical regimen. Following the hypocalcemic event, iPTH remained low even in those with severe hypocalcemia. The number of deaths and cardiovascular events did not differ between patients with and without hypocalcemia within six months following cinacalcet initiation. CONCLUSION Two-thirds of cinacalcet initiated patients experienced hypocalcaemia with 9% being severe. Hypocalcemia was mostly asymptomatic, transient (with and without targeted intervention to correct it) and not associated with an increase in cardiovascular events or deaths.
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- Department of Nephrology, University College London, London UK and George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science Technology and Intervention, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Nephrology & Clinical Immunology, RWTH University of Aachen, Pauwelsstraẞe 30, 52057, Aachen, Germany.
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Bucharles SGE, Barreto FC, Riella MC. The impact of cinacalcet in the mineral metabolism markers of patients on dialysis with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. J Bras Nefrol 2019; 41:336-344. [PMID: 31419274 PMCID: PMC6788853 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2018-0219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction: Treating secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), a common condition associated
with death in patients with chronic kidney disease, is a challenge for
nephrologists. Calcimimetics have allowed the introduction of drug therapies
no longer based on phosphate binders and active vitamin D. This study aimed
to assess the safety and effectiveness of cinacalcet in managing chronic
dialysis patients with severe SHPT. Methods: This retrospective study included 26 patients [age: 52 ± 12 years; 55%
females; time on dialysis: 54 (4-236) months] on hemodialysis (N = 18) or
peritoneal dialysis (N = 8) with severe SHPT (intact parathyroid hormone
(iPTH) level > 600 pg/mL) and hyperphosphatemia and/or persistent
hypercalcemia treated with cinacalcet. The patients were followed for 12
months. Their serum calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), alkaline phosphatase
(ALP), and iPTH levels were measured at baseline and on days 30, 60, 90,
180, and 365. Results: Patients with hyperphosphatemia (57.7%), hypercalcemia (23%), or both (19.3%)
with iPTH > 600 pg/mL were prescribed cinacalcet. At the end of the
study, decreases were observed in iPTH (1348 ± 422 vs. 440 ±
210 pg/mL; p < 0.001), Ca (9.5 ± 1.0 vs. 9.1
± 0.6 mg/dl; p = 0.004), P (6.0 ± 1.3 vs. 4.9
± 1.1 mg/dl; p < 0.001), and ALP (202 ±
135 vs. 155 ± 109 IU/L; p = 0.006) levels. Adverse
events included hypocalcemia (26%) and digestive problems (23%). At the end
of the study, 73% of the patients were on active vitamin D and cinacalcet.
Three (11.5%) patients on peritoneal dialysis did not respond to therapy
with cinacalcet, and their iPTH levels were never below 800 pg/mL. Conclusion: Cinacalcet combined with traditional therapy proved safe and effective and
helped manage the mineral metabolism of patients with severe SHPT.
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Fuller DS, Hallett D, Dluzniewski PJ, Fouqueray B, Jadoul M, Morgenstern H, Port FK, Tentori F, Pisoni RL. Predictors of cinacalcet discontinuation and reinitiation in hemodialysis patients: results from 7 European countries. BMC Nephrol 2019; 20:169. [PMID: 31088377 PMCID: PMC6518810 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1355-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background The putative benefits of cinacalcet therapy for management of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) are thought to be most manifested when patients are taking it consistently and as prescribed. Real-world descriptions of cinacalcet prescription discontinuation and reinitiation in European hemodialysis patients are lacking. To address this knowledge gap, we used Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) data, based on dialysis facility medical records, from seven European countries to estimate rates and predictors of cinacalcet prescription discontinuation and reinitiation in hemodialysis patients and to describe the trajectories of CKD-MBD laboratory values after discontinuation. Methods Cox regression analyses were used to predict (1) cinacalcet discontinuation among 613 patients with ≥3 consecutive months without cinacalcet prescription immediately prior to a new cinacalcet prescription and (2) cinacalcet reinitiation among 415 patients with a newly discontinued cinacalcet prescription immediately after ≥3 consecutive months of prescribed use. Results Cinacalcet was discontinued in 21 and 35% of new users after 6 and 12 months, respectively. Cinacalcet was reinitiated in 38 and 49% of newly-discontinued users after 6 and 12 months, respectively. Predictors of discontinuation included lower parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the previous month (< 150 pg/ml vs. 150–299, HR = 2.57 [95% CI: 1.52–4.33]) and lower serum calcium in the previous month (< 8.4 mg/dl vs. 8.4–10.19, HR = 1.67 [95% CI: 1.08–2.59]). Predictors of reinitiation included higher PTH in the previous month (300–599 pg/ml vs. 150–299, HR = 1.88 [95% CI = 1.19–2.97]; 600+ pg/ml, HR = 3.02 [95% CI = 1.92–4.76]). After cinacalcet discontinuation, mean serum PTH increased from 408 to 510 pg/ml, mean serum calcium briefly rose from 9.12 to 9.22 mg/dl before declining to 9.06 mg/dl, and mean serum phosphorus showed little change. Conclusions Nephrologist discontinuation of cinacalcet therapy is common in European countries. Additional research is needed to identify optimal cinacalcet treatment strategies for SHPT management, including comparisons of intermittent cinacalcet therapy versus sustained treatment with reduced dose or frequency. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12882-019-1355-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, and Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- DaVita, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Lee JJ, Liu X, O'Neill D, Beggs MR, Weissgerber P, Flockerzi V, Chen XZ, Dimke H, Alexander RT. Activation of the calcium sensing receptor attenuates TRPV6-dependent intestinal calcium absorption. JCI Insight 2019; 5:128013. [PMID: 31013259 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.128013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Plasma calcium (Ca2+) is maintained by amending the release of parathyroid hormone and through direct effects of the Ca2+ sensing receptor (CaSR) in the renal tubule. Combined, these mechanisms alter intestinal Ca2+ absorption by modulating 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 production, bone resorption, and renal Ca2+ excretion. The CaSR is a therapeutic target in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism and hypocalcemia a common complication of calcimimetic therapy. The CaSR is also expressed in intestinal epithelium, however, a direct role in regulating local intestinal Ca2+ absorption is unknown. Chronic CaSR activation decreased expression of genes involved in Ca2+ absorption. In Ussing chambers, increasing extracellular Ca2+ or basolateral application of the calcimimetic cinacalcet decreased net Ca2+ absorption across intestinal preparations acutely. Conversely, Ca2+ absorption increased with decreasing extracellular Ca2+ concentration. These responses were absent in mice expressing a non-functional TRPV6, TRPV6D541A. Cinacalcet also attenuated Ca2+ fluxes through TRPV6 in Xenopus oocytes when co-expressed with the CaSR. Moreover, the phospholipase C inhibitor, U73122, prevented cinacalcet-mediated inhibition of Ca2+ flux. These results reveal a regulatory pathway whereby activation of the CaSR in the basolateral membrane of the intestine directly attenuates local Ca2+ absorption via TRPV6 to prevent hypercalcemia and help explain how calcimimetics induce hypocalcemia.
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- Justin J Lee
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,The Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,The Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Saarland University, Hamburg, Germany
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- Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Saarland University, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Nephrology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,The Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Cunningham J, Block GA, Chertow GM, Cooper K, Evenepoel P, Iles J, Sun Y, Ureña-Torres P, Bushinsky DA. Etelcalcetide Is Effective at All Levels of Severity of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Hemodialysis Patients. Kidney Int Rep 2019; 4:987-994. [PMID: 31317120 PMCID: PMC6611952 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Introduction Calcimimetics improve parameters of secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) but are mostly initiated when patients have severe disease, potentially limiting effectiveness. We evaluated the effects of etelcalcetide on lowering intact parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphate at different disease severity levels. Methods This analysis examined data from 2 parallel, phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, 26-week trials conducted in 1023 adult (≥18 years old) patients with sHPT on maintenance hemodialysis. Etelcalcetide effects by baseline intact parathyroid hormone stratum (<600, 600-1000, and >1000 ng/l) on mean percentage change in intact parathyroid hormone; changes in calcium and phosphate; and achieving serum intact parathyroid hormone ≤300 ng/l, phosphate <1.78 mmol/l, and both combined, were assessed. Results Etelcalcetide reduced serum intact parathyroid hormone by a similar percentage across baseline strata. A similar proportion achieved >30% intact parathyroid hormone reduction across strata for the etelcalcetide arms. Parathyroid hormone increased modestly in each placebo-group stratum, most prominently in the lowest stratum. Serum calcium and phosphate concentrations decreased across strata in etelcalcetide-treated patients, with the most pronounced reductions in patients with highest baseline parathyroid hormone. However, the proportion of patients achieving parathyroid hormone, phosphate, and both targets was highest in the lowest baseline parathyroid hormone stratum, where etelcalcetide dose requirements were lowest. Etelcalcetide dose requirement was lowest among patients in the lowest intact parathyroid hormone stratum. Conclusion Etelcalcetide effectively lowered serum intact parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphate, irrespective of the severity of secondary hyperparathyroidism. The ability to achieve target goals was greatest, and dose requirement smallest, when etelcalcetide was initiated among patients with the lowest level of disease severity.
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- John Cunningham
- The Royal Free Hospital and UCL Medical School, London, England
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine, Nephrology Division, Rochester, New York, USA
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Block GA, Chertow GM, Sullivan JT, Deng H, Mather O, Tomlin H, Serenko M. An integrated analysis of safety and tolerability of etelcalcetide in patients receiving hemodialysis with secondary hyperparathyroidism. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213774. [PMID: 30875390 PMCID: PMC6420005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Calcimimetics have been shown to be effective and safe therapies for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT), a serious complication of disordered mineral metabolism associated with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease. Etelcalcetide, a recently approved intravenous calcimimetic, reduces serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, phosphorus, and fibroblast growth factor-23 concentrations. Here we report the first integrated safety profile of etelcalcetide using pooled data from five pivotal clinical trials. Methods This analysis included data from patients receiving hemodialysis with moderate to severe sHPT enrolled in two randomized, placebo-controlled trials; a randomized active-controlled (with cinacalcet) trial; and two single-arm, open-label extension trials. Patients initially received etelcalcetide intravenously 5 mg three times weekly (TIW) after hemodialysis; with potential dose increases of 2.5 or 5 mg at 4-week intervals to a maximum dose of 15 mg TIW, depending on serum PTH and calcium levels. The nature, frequency, and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) and changes in laboratory parameters were assessed. Results Overall, we evaluated 1023 patients from the placebo-controlled trials, 683 from the active-controlled trial, and 1299 from open-label extensions. The frequency and nature of common treatment-emergent AEs reported for the etelcalcetide arm were consistent among the placebo-controlled and active-controlled trials. The most common AEs were those related to mineral metabolism (decreased blood calcium, hypophosphatemia, muscle spasms) or gastrointestinal abnormalities (diarrhea, nausea, vomiting). Hypocalcemia leading to discontinuation of either calcimimetic was experienced in ≤ 1% of patients. Conclusions This integrated safety assessment of etelcalcetide across placebo- and active-controlled trials showed an overall favorable risk/benefit profile, with safety similar to that of cinacalcet. Consistent with its mechanism of action, the most important risks associated with etelcalcetide were serum calcium reductions and hypocalcemia-related AEs; no new safety findings were identified in the pooled long-term extension trials.
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Eidman KE, Wetmore JB. Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism: How do cinacalcet and etelcalcetide differ? Semin Dial 2018; 31:440-444. [PMID: 30009474 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), commonly encountered in patients receiving maintenance dialysis, is associated with numerous adverse outcomes, including mortality. Calcimimetics, agents that act on the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR), were designed to overcome limitations in the use of vitamin D sterols to treat SHPT, and have demonstrated efficacy in reducing levels of PTH in randomized trials. Currently available calcimimetics include oral cinacalcet and the recently approved intravenously administered agent, etelcalcetide. While cinacalcet is an allosteric modulator of the CaSR, etelcalcetide acts as a direct CaSR agonist. Etelcalcetide's properties allow it to be administered intravenously thrice weekly at the end of a hemodialysis treatment session. Etelcalcetide has recently been shown to be more potent than cinacalcet in reducing PTH levels. However, etelcalcetide appears, like cinacalcet, to cause gastrointestinal intolerance. Additionally, etelcalcetide, which appears to reduce calcium substantially more than cinacalcet does, can prolong the QTc electrocardiographic interval. While etelcalcetide is very effective at reducing PTH levels, the current climate of dialysis cost containment in the United States may limit its widespread use. This review compares and contrasts the pharmacologic characteristics of cinacalcet and etelcalcetide, discusses the results of clinical trials involving these drugs, and posits implications for their use for clinical practice.
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- Keith E Eidman
- Division of Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Incidence, predictors and therapeutic consequences of hypocalcemia in patients treated with cinacalcet in the EVOLVE trial. Kidney Int 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Evenepoel P, Shroff R. Facing cinacalcet-induced hypocalcemia: sit back and relax? Kidney Int 2018; 93:1275-1277. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sin HY. Prospective cohort study: Cinacalcet-mediated lowering of PTH level and cardiovascular disease mortality in younger Korean patients with stage 5 CKD at a Korean secondary hospital. J Clin Pharm Ther 2017; 42:607-614. [PMID: 28585333 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVES Cinacalcet may reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, previous studies of the clinical responses to cinacalcet have exhibited discrepancies due to highly variable baseline levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), kidney function and age. Little is known about the true effect of cinacalcet on stage 5 CKD. The objective of the current observational study was to evaluate whether cinacalcet-mediated lowering of PTH levels improves all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in younger stage 5 CKD patients (mean age <55 years). METHODS This prospective, cohort study reviewed the electronic medical records (EMRs) of CKD patients (n=540) with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) for a period of 36 months. Of 540 patients, 104 subjects met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final evaluation (mean serum iPTH 688.7 pg/mL). Patients were divided into a cinacalcet group (n=43) and a non-cinacalcet group (n=61). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Comparing the cinacalcet group to the non-cinacalcet group, Cox proportional hazard modelling found that all-cause mortality was five (31.3%) in the cinacalcet group and three (15.8%) in the non-cinacalcet group for patients with serum levels of PTH>600 pg/mL [P=.277, hazard ratio 2.213, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.529-9.262]. Cardiovascular disease mortality (CVD: heart disease) occurred in two (5.3%) in the cinacalcet group and one (2.1%) in the non-cinacalcet group [P=.425, HR 2.611, 95% CI: 0.228-9.939]. Overall, there were no significant differences in CVD mortality between the two groups. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION Cinacalcet was not associated with decreases in all-cause mortality or CVD mortality in younger stage 5 CKD patients with high PTH levels (>600 pg/mL). This could be explained by the diversity of the population in terms of the patient's age, health insurance policies, target serum level of biochemical and PTH, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at admission. These data, although based on an observational study, indicate that adding cinacalcet to the current standard care for younger stage 5 CKD patients should be re-evaluated.
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- H Y Sin
- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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