American Journal of Nephrology
Patient-Oriented, Translational Research: Research Article
Agarwal R. · Anand S. · Eckardt K.-U. · Luo W. · Parfrey P.S. · Sarnak M.J. · Solinsky C.M. · Vargo D.L. · Winkelmayer W.C. · Chertow G.M.Log in to MyKarger to check if you already have access to this content.
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Article / Publication Details AbstractIntroduction: Anemia frequently occurs in chronic kidney disease (CKD), is associated with poor quality of life and cardiovascular outcomes, and its treatment represents a considerable economic burden to the healthcare system. Although effective, the current standard of care for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease patients with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents requires chronic/ongoing injections, making the treatment less accessible or desirable to patients not treated by in-center maintenance hemodialysis. Furthermore, safety concerns, including an increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality, have emerged from their use in studies targeting hemoglobin concentrations in the normal or near-normal range. The orally active hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor vadadustat may offer advantages over erythropoiesis-stimulating agents by correcting anemia via pathways activating endogenous erythropoietin production, with fewer excursions of hemoglobin concentrations above the target range. Methods: To comprehensively analyze the safety profile of vadadustat in patients with CKD-related anemia, we pooled the safety populations from each of the four trials in the phase 3 clinical program (n=7373) and compared the risk of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) for each treatment arm. Results: In patients randomized to vadadustat vs darbepoetin alfa, rates of TEAEs (88.9% vs 89.3%), treatment-emergent serious adverse events (58.0% vs. 59.3%), and TEAEs leading to death (16.1% vs 16.2%) were similar, as were rates of adverse events of special interest, including cardiovascular-, hepatic-, and neoplasm-related adverse events. Discussion/Conclusion: Among patients with CKD-related anemia treated with vadadustat, we observed similar rates of adverse events relative to those treated with darbepoetin alfa.
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