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Kohlhas L, Studer M, Rutten-Jacobs L, Reigner SM, Sander A, Yap HK, Vondrak K, Coccia PA, Cano F, Schmitt CP, Warady BA, Schaefer F. Real-world evidence on the dosing and safety of C.E.R.A. in pediatric dialysis patients: findings from the International Pediatric Dialysis Network registries. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:807-818. [PMID: 37566114 PMCID: PMC10817843 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-05977-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND This retrospective real-world study used data from two registries, International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network (IPPN) and International Pediatric Hemodialysis Network (IPHN), to characterize the efficacy and safety of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A.) in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). METHODS IPPN and IPHN collect prospective data (baseline and every 6 months) from pediatric PD and HD centers worldwide. Demographics, clinical characteristics, dialysis information, treatment, laboratory parameters, number and causes of hospitalization events, and deaths were extracted for patients on C.E.R.A. treatment (IPPN: 2007-2021; IPHN: 2013-2021). RESULTS We analyzed 177 patients on PD (median age 10.6 years) and 52 patients on HD (median age 14.1 years) who had ≥ 1 observation while being treated with C.E.R.A. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) observation time under C.E.R.A. exposure was 6 (0-12.5) and 12 (0-18) months, respectively. Hemoglobin concentrations were stable over time; respective means (standard deviation) at last observation were 10.9 (1.7) g/dL and 10.4 (1.7) g/dL. Respective median (IQR) monthly C.E.R.A. doses at last observation were 3.5 (2.3-5.1) µg/kg, or 95 (62-145) µg/m2 and 2.1 (1.2-3.4) µg/kg, or 63 (40-98) µg/m2. Non-elective hospitalizations occurred in 102 (58%) PD and 32 (62%) HD patients. Seven deaths occurred (19.8 deaths per 1000 observation years). CONCLUSIONS C.E.R.A. was associated with efficient maintenance of hemoglobin concentrations in pediatric patients with CKD on dialysis, and appeared to have a favorable safety profile. The current analysis revealed no safety signals.
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- Laura Kohlhas
- Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Motol, 2nd Medical Faculty Prague, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Bantounou MA, Lamb A, Young D, Ramage IJ, Reynolds BC. Clinical Experience of a Long-acting Pegylated Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agent in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2023; 28:509-518. [PMID: 38130347 PMCID: PMC10731941 DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-28.6.509] [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: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Management of anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) often includes subcutaneous or intravenous administration of erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs). Mircera, a pegylated continuous erythropoietin receptor agonist, has a longer duration of action and requires less frequent administration than other ESAs. Pediatric experience with Mircera is limited. We retrospectively reviewed our long-term experience of Mircera in a national pediatric nephrology center. METHODS Patients were identified via an electronic patient record database. Data collected included demographics (sex, age, etiology of CKD, CKD stage, dialysis modality), dosing information, and laboratory data-hemoglobin (Hb), parathormone (PTH), ferritin, hematinics prior to commencing Mircera and all subsequent values associated with dose adjustments. RESULTS Seventy-seven patients aged 2 to 18 years, with CKD stages 2 to 5T had received at least 1 dose of Mircera, with 75 patients having sufficient data and a total of 1473 doses. No patients discontinued Mircera owing to adverse effects. One patient experienced a potential severe adverse drug reaction. Mircera was effective in improving or maintaining Hb ≥10.0 g/dL in most (58/75, 77.3%) patients. The median dose to achieve Hb ≥10.0 g/dL was 2.1 µg/kg/4 wk. Most doses (1039, 71.5%) were administered 4-weekly. The doses (161, 11.1%) that were administered 6-weekly remained efficacious. Thirty-two patients started Mircera with Hb <10.0 g/dL; 26 (81%) achieved Hb ≥10.0 g/dL within a median time of 4 months. Mircera was less effective if given every 8 weeks, or in the presence of hyperparathyroidism or hyperferritinemia. CONCLUSION Mircera appears safe and effective in pediatric patients with CKD.
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- Maria Anna Bantounou
- School of Medicine and Dentistry (MAB), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology (AL, IJR, BCR), Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics (DY), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology (AL, IJR, BCR), Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology (AL, IJR, BCR), Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- University of Glasgow (BCR), Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Warady BA, Meyer Reigner S, Tirodkar C, Drozdz D. Subcutaneous C.E.R.A. for the Maintenance Treatment of Anemia in Pediatric Patients With CKD: A Phase 2, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Multicenter Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2022; 81:684-694.e1. [PMID: 36587890 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.11.006] [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: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE The optimum starting dose of intravenous continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A.) has been previously determined; this study ascertains the optimum starting dose of subcutaneous C.E.R.A. administration in pediatric patients. STUDY DESIGN Phase 2, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS Patients aged 3 months to 17 years with renal anemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD; including those treated with maintenance dialysis and those not treated with dialysis) who were receiving maintenance treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). INTERVENTION Subcutaneous C.E.R.A. administration every 4 weeks (starting dose was based on defined conversion factors). OUTCOME The primary outcome was the change in hemoglobin concentration between the baseline and evaluation period for each patient. Secondary efficacy measures and safety were also evaluated. RESULTS Forty patients aged 0.4-17.7 years were enrolled. The study achieved its primary outcome: the mean change in hemoglobin concentration was an increase of 0.48g/dL; the 95% confidence interval (0.15-0.82) and standard deviation (±1.03) were within the prespecified boundaries (-1 to 1g/dL and<1.5g/dL, respectively). Mean hemoglobin concentrations were maintained within the target 10-12g/dL range in 24 of 38 patients and within±1g/dL of the baseline in 19 of 38 patients, and the median C.E.R.A. subcutaneous dose decreased over time. Efficacy in key subgroups (age group, dialysis type, prior ESA treatment) was consistent with the primary outcome. Thirty-eight patients completed the core period; 25 chose to enter the safety extension period. Safety was consistent with prior studies, with no new signals. LIMITATIONS Single-arm and open-label study; small sample size. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric patients with anemia secondary to CKD who were on, or not on, dialysis could be safely and effectively switched from maintenance ESAs to subcutaneous C.E.R.A. administered every 4 weeks, using defined dose-conversion factors to determine the optimum starting dose. FUNDING F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. TRIAL REGISTRATION The SKIPPER trial registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with study number NCT03552393.
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- Bradley A Warady
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
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- Pharma Development Clinical Science, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Data Operations-Biostatistics, PAREXEL International Ltd, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Bruce G, Schulga P, Reynolds BC. Use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in children with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review. Clin Kidney J 2022; 15:1483-1505. [PMID: 35892014 PMCID: PMC9308099 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) revolutionized the management of anaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) when introduced in the late 1980s. A range of ESA types, preparations and administration modalities now exist, with newer agents requiring less frequent administration. Although systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been published in adults, no systematic review has been conducted investigating ESAs in children. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses statement for the conduct of systematic reviews was used. All available literature on outcomes relating to ESAs in children with CKD was sought. A search of the MEDLINE, CINAHL and Embase databases was conducted by two independent reviewers. Inclusion criteria were published trials in English, children with chronic and end-stage kidney disease and use of any ESA studied against any outcome measure. An assessment of risk of bias was carried out in all included randomized trials using the criteria from the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Two tables were used for data extraction for randomized and observational studies. Study type, participants, inclusion criteria, case characteristics, follow-up duration, ESA type and dosage, interventions and outcomes were extracted by one author. Results Of 965 identified articles, 58 were included covering 54 cohorts. Six were randomized trials and 48 were observational studies. A total of 38 studies assessed the efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO), 11 of darbepoetin alpha (DA) and 3 of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA), with 6 studies appraising secondary outcome measures exclusively. Recruitment to studies was a consistent challenge. The most common adverse effect was hypertension, although confounding effects often limited direct correlation. Two large cohort studies demonstrated a greater hazard of death independently associated with high ESA dose. Secondary outcome measures included quality of life measures, growth and nutrition, exercise capacity, injection site pain, cardiovascular function, intelligent quotient, evoked potentials and platelet function. Conclusions All ESA preparations and modes of administration were efficacious, with evidence of harm at higher doses. Evidence supports individualizing treatments, with strong consideration given to alternate treatments in patients who appear resistant to ESA therapy. Further research should focus on randomized trials comparing the efficacy of different preparations, treatment options in apparently ESA-resistant cohorts and clarification of meaningful secondary outcomes to consolidate patient-relevant indices.
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- Gordon Bruce
- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Paediatric Nephrology, Glasgow, UK
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- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Paediatric Nephrology, Glasgow, UK
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- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Paediatric Nephrology, Glasgow, UK
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Shi D, Beasock D, Fessler A, Szebeni J, Ljubimova JY, Afonin KA, Dobrovolskaia MA. To PEGylate or not to PEGylate: Immunological properties of nanomedicine's most popular component, polyethylene glycol and its alternatives. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 180:114079. [PMID: 34902516 PMCID: PMC8899923 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.114079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Polyethylene glycol or PEG has a long history of use in medicine. Many conventional formulations utilize PEG as either an active ingredient or an excipient. PEG found its use in biotechnology therapeutics as a tool to slow down drug clearance and shield protein therapeutics from undesirable immunogenicity. Nanotechnology field applies PEG to create stealth drug carriers with prolonged circulation time and decreased recognition and clearance by the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). Most nanomedicines approved for clinical use and experimental nanotherapeutics contain PEG. Among the most recent successful examples are two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines that are delivered by PEGylated lipid nanoparticles. The breadth of PEG use in a wide variety of over the counter (OTC) medications as well as in drug products and vaccines stimulated research which uncovered that PEG is not as immunologically inert as it was initially expected. Herein, we review the current understanding of PEG's immunological properties and discuss them in the context of synthesis, biodistribution, safety, efficacy, and characterization of PEGylated nanomedicines. We also review the current knowledge about immunological compatibility of other polymers that are being actively investigated as PEG alternatives.
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- Poly(ethylene)glycol, PEG, immunogenicity, immunology, nanomedicine, toxicity, anti-PEG antibodies, hypersensitivity, synthesis, drug delivery, biotherapeutics
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- Da Shi
- Nanotechnology Characterization Lab, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, Frederick MD, USA
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- University of North Carolina Charlotte; Charlotte, NC, USA
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- University of North Carolina Charlotte; Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Nanotechnology Characterization Lab, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, Frederick MD, USA;,Corresponding author:
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Sanabria RM, Hutchison CA, Vesga JI, Ariza JG, Sanchez R, Suarez AM. Expanded Hemodialysis and Its Effects on Hospitalizations and Medication Usage: A Cohort Study. Nephron Clin Pract 2021; 145:179-187. [PMID: 33596561 DOI: 10.1159/000513328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Expanded hemodialysis (HDx) effectively removes large middle molecular uremic toxins (>25 kDa) while still retaining albumin, potentially reducing their adverse effects. We compare the clinical laboratory parameters, hospitalization rates, and medication use in a cohort of patients switched from high-flux HD to HDx. METHODS This is a multicenter, observational cohort study of 81 adult patients, across 3 clinics, with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on chronic hemodialysis (HD). Patients received high-flux HD for at least 1 year and then switched to HDx and were followed up for 1 year. Patients were excluded if they discontinued therapy, changed provider, underwent kidney transplant, recovered kidney function, or changed to peritoneal dialysis, another dialyzer, or renal clinic. RESULTS Twelve months after switching to HDx, the rate of hospitalization events per patient-year decreased from 0.77 (95% CI: 0.60-0.98, 61 events) to 0.71 (95% CI: 0.55-0.92, 57 events) (p = 0.6987). The hospital day rate per patient-year was significantly reduced from 5.94 days in the year prior to switching compared with 4.41 days after switching (p = 0.0001). The mean dose of erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (SC epoetin-α) and intravenous iron also significantly decreased (p = 0.0361 and p = 0.0003, respectively). CONCLUSION Switching to HDx was associated with reductions in hospital day rate and medication use, suggesting HDx has the potential to reduce the burden of ESKD on patients and healthcare systems.
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand
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- Clinical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Kozma GT, Shimizu T, Ishida T, Szebeni J. Anti-PEG antibodies: Properties, formation, testing and role in adverse immune reactions to PEGylated nano-biopharmaceuticals. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 154-155:163-175. [PMID: 32745496 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Conjugation of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) to proteins or drug delivery nanosystems is a widely accepted method to increase the therapeutic index of complex nano-biopharmaceuticals. Nevertheless, these drugs and agents are often immunogenic, triggering the rise of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs). Among these ADAs, anti-PEG IgG and IgM were shown to account for efficacy loss due to accelerated blood clearance of the drug (ABC phenomenon) and hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) entailing severe allergic symptoms with occasionally fatal anaphylaxis. In addition to recapitulating the basic information on PEG and its applications, this review expands on the physicochemical factors influencing its immunogenicity, the prevalence, features, mechanism of formation and detection of anti-PEG IgG and IgM and the mechanisms by which these antibodies (Abs) induce ABC and HSRs. In particular, we highlight the in vitro, animal and human data attesting to anti-PEG Ab-induced complement (C) activation as common underlying cause of both adverse effects. A main message is that correct measurement of anti-PEG Abs and individual proneness for C activation might predict the rise of adverse immune reactions to PEGylated drugs and thereby increase their efficacy and safety.
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- Gergely Tibor Kozma
- Nanomedicine Research and Education Center, Department of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary; SeroScience Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1, Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1, Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Nanomedicine Research and Education Center, Department of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary; SeroScience Ltd, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Nanobiotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Miskolc University, Miskolc, Hungary.
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Chanu P, Schaefer F, Warady BA, Schmitt CP, Reigner B, Schnetzler G, Meyer Reigner S, Eisner M, Weichert A, Frey N. Model-based approach for methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta drug development in paediatric patients with anaemia of chronic kidney disease. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2019; 86:801-811. [PMID: 31770451 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (continuous erythropoietin receptor activator, C.E.R.A.) is used for the treatment of anaemia in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients treated with shorter-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agents up to three times weekly can be switched to once-monthly C.E.R.A.. Doses can be adjusted on a monthly basis based on haemoglobin (Hb) levels during the preceding period. A model-based approach was applied to optimise C.E.R.A. development, more specifically the confirmatory trial of the paediatric plan. METHODS Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data from a phase II paediatric study and phase II and III adult studies were analysed together using modelling and simulation to determine the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics of C.E.R.A. in a broad population. Model-based simulations of C.E.R.A. treatment outcomes in paediatric patients were performed, notably when administered subcutaneously and compared to clinical and real-world data. RESULTS Age and body weight explained differences in pharmacokinetics, while the pharmacodynamic characteristics of C.E.R.A. were similar between adult and paediatric populations. Simulated Hb levels (mean and 95% prediction interval 10.9 [10.6, 11.2] g dL-1 ) and C.E.R.A. doses (median and 95% prediction interval 105 [72, 159] μg) 20 weeks after switching to subcutaneous C.E.R.A. were confirmed by observed real-world data from International Pediatric Dialysis Network registries (mean Hb was 10.8 g dL-1 and median C.E.R.A. dose was 100 μg). CONCLUSIONS These analyses have facilitated optimisation of the C.E.R.A. development programme in paediatric patients with anaemia of CKD to provide this patient population with faster access to the drug while avoiding unnecessary clinical trial exposure and related monitoring burden in children.
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- Pascal Chanu
- Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech/Roche, Lyon, France
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center, Basel, Switzerland
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Borzych-Duzalka D, Shroff R, Ariceta G, Yap YC, Paglialonga F, Xu H, Kang HG, Thumfart J, Aysun KB, Stefanidis CJ, Fila M, Sever L, Vondrak K, Szabo AJ, Szczepanska M, Ranchin B, Holtta T, Zaloszyc A, Bilge I, Warady BA, Schaefer F, Schmitt CP. Vascular Access Choice, Complications, and Outcomes in Children on Maintenance Hemodialysis: Findings From the International Pediatric Hemodialysis Network (IPHN) Registry. Am J Kidney Dis 2019; 74:193-202. [PMID: 31010601 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) have been recommended as the preferred vascular access for pediatric patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD), but data comparing AVFs with other access types are scant. We studied vascular access choice, placement, complications, and outcomes in children. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS 552 children and adolescents from 27 countries on maintenance HD followed up prospectively by the International Pediatric HD Network (IPHN) Registry between 2012 and 2017. PREDICTOR Type of vascular access: AVF, central venous catheter (CVC), or arteriovenous graft. OUTCOME Infectious and noninfectious vascular access complication rates, dialysis performance, biochemical and hematologic parameters, and clinical outcomes. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Univariate and multivariable linear mixed models, generalized linear mixed models, and proportional hazards models; cumulative incidence functions. RESULTS During 314 cumulative patient-years, 628 CVCs, 225 AVFs, and 17 arteriovenous grafts were placed. One-third of the children with an AVF required a temporary CVC until fistula maturation. Vascular access choice was associated with age and expectations for early transplantation. There was a 3-fold higher living related transplantation rate and lower median time to transplantation of 14 (IQR, 6-23) versus 20 (IQR, 14-36) months with CVCs compared with AVFs. Higher blood flow rates and Kt/Vurea were achieved with AVFs than with CVCs. Infectious complications were reported only with CVCs (1.3/1,000 catheter-days) and required vascular access replacement in 47%. CVC dysfunction rates were 2.5/1,000 catheter-days compared to 1.2/1,000 fistula-days. CVCs required 82% more revisions and almost 3-fold more vascular access replacements to a different site than AVFs (P<0.001). LIMITATIONS Clinical rather than population-based data. CONCLUSIONS CVCs are the predominant vascular access choice in children receiving HD within the IPHN. Age-related anatomical limitations and expected early living related transplantation were associated with CVC use. CVCs were associated with poorer dialysis efficacy, higher complication rates, and more frequent need for vascular access replacement. Such findings call for a re-evaluation of pediatric CVC use and practices.
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- Dagmara Borzych-Duzalka
- Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil Vall D Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Osp. Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Fundan University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Center for Children and Adolescents, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve-Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- MTA-SE Pediatric and Nephrology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Hôpital Femme Mere Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Istanbul University Medical Faculty; Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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