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Pereira LAL, Meng C, Amoedo MAG, Mendes MTDSCPF, Marques MAMP, Frazão JMMD, Weigert ALL. Etelcalcetide controls secondary hyperparathyroidism and raises sclerostin levels in hemodialysis patients previously uncontrolled with cinacalcet. Nefrologia 2022:S2013-2514(22)00139-0. [PMID: 36437202 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2022.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is scarce clinical experience with etelcalcetide in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism uncontrolled with cinacalcet. The effect of etelcalcetide on serum sclerostin levels remains to be clarified. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective cohort study in prevalent hemodialysis patients with uncontrolled sHPT under cinacalcet for at least 3 months, mean parathyroid hormone (PTH)>800pg/mL and calcium (Ca)>8.3mg/dL. Etelcalcetide 5mg IV/HD was initiated after cinacalcet washout. Levels of PTH, Ca, and phosphorus (Pi) followed monthly for 6 months. Plasma sclerostin levels measured before etelcalcetide treatment and after 6 months. RESULTS Thirty-four patients were enrolled, 19 (55.9%) male gender. Mean age 60.7 (± 12.3) years; median time on HD 82.5 (7-296) months and median cinacalcet dose was 180mg/week (Interquartile Range: 180-270). Serum Ca, Pi and PTH levels showed a significant reduction after etelcalcetide treatment from 8.8mg/dL, 5.4mg/dL and 1005pg/mL to 8.1mg/dL (p=0.08), 4.9mg/dL (p=0.01) and 702pg/mL (p<0.001), respectively. Median etelcalcetide dose remained at 5mg/HD. Plasma sclerostin concentration increased from 35.66pmol/L (IQR11.94-54.58) to 71.05pmol/L (IQR54.43-84.91) (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION Etelcalcetide improved sHPT control in this group of patients, previously under cinacalcet treatment, and significantly increased plasma sclerostin concentration. The impact of etelcalcetide treatment on sclerostin levels is a novel finding.
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- Luciano Artur Lopes Pereira
- Institute of Investigation and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Portugal; INEB - National Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal; Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
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- Institute of Investigation and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Portugal; INEB - National Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Investigation and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Portugal; INEB - National Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal; Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Portugal; Pharmacology Department, School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Bover J, Arana C, Ureña P, Torres A, Martín-Malo A, Fayos L, Coll V, Lloret MJ, Ochoa J, Almadén Y, Guirado L, Rodríguez M. Hyporesponsiveness or resistance to the action of parathyroid hormone in chronic kidney disease. Nefrologia 2021; 41:514-528. [PMID: 36165134 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is an integral component of the chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). Many factors have been associated with the development and progression of SHPT but the presence of skeletal or calcemic resistance to the action of PTH in CKD has often gone unnoticed. The term hyporesponsiveness to PTH is currently preferred and, in this chapter, we will not only review the scientific timeline but also some of the molecular mechanisms behind. Moreover, the presence of resistance to the biological action of PTH is not unique in CKD since resistance to other hormones has also been described ("uremia as a receptor disease"). This hyporesponsiveness carries out important clinical implications since it explains, at least partially, not only the progressive nature of the pathogenesis of CKD-related PTH hypersecretion and parathyroid hyperplasia but also the increasing prevalence of adynamic bone disease in the CKD population. Therefore, we underline the importance of PTH control in all CKD stages, but not aiming to completely normalize PTH levels since a certain degree of SHPT may represent an adaptive clinical response. Future studies at the molecular level, i.e. on uremia or the recent description of the calcium-sensing receptor as a phosphate sensor, may become of great value beyond their significance to explain just the hyporesponsiveness to PTH in CKD.
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- Jordi Bover
- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain
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- AURA Nord Saint Ouen y Departamento de Fisiología Renal, Hospital Necker, Universidad de París Descartes, Paris, France
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, REDinREN, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clinica Nefrología, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Red Nacional de Investigación en Nefrología (REDinREN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica Medicina Interna, Lipid and Atherosclerosis Unit, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clinica Nefrología, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Red Nacional de Investigación en Nefrología (REDinREN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Bover J, Arana C, Ureña P, Torres A, Martín-Malo A, Fayos L, Coll V, Lloret MJ, Ochoa J, Almadén Y, Guirado L, Rodríguez M. Hyporesponsiveness or resistance to the action of parathyroid hormone in chronic kidney disease. Nefrologia 2021. [PMID: 33985858 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2020.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is an integral component of the chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). Many factors have been associated with the development and progression of SHPT but the presence of skeletal or calcemic resistance to the action of PTH in CKD has often gone unnoticed. The term hyporesponsiveness to PTH is currently preferred and, in this chapter, we will not only review the scientific timeline but also some of the molecular mechanisms behind. Moreover, the presence of resistance to the biological action of PTH is not unique in CKD since resistance to other hormones has also been described ("uremia as a receptor disease"). This hyporesponsiveness carries out important clinical implications since it explains, at least partially, not only the progressive nature of the pathogenesis of CKD-related PTH hypersecretion and parathyroid hyperplasia but also the increasing prevalence of adynamic bone disease in the CKD population. Therefore, we underline the importance of PTH control in all CKD stages, but not aiming to completely normalize PTH levels since a certain degree of SHPT may represent an adaptive clinical response. Future studies at the molecular level, i.e. on uremia, or the recent description of the calcium-sensing receptor as a phosphate sensor, may become of great value beyond their significance to explain just the hyporesponsiveness to PTH in CKD.
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- Jordi Bover
- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España
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- AURA Nord Saint Ouen y Departamento de Fisiología Renal, Hospital Necker, Universidad de París Descartes, París, Francia
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, REDinREN, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, España
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica Nefrología, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España; Red Nacional de Investigación en Nefrología (REDinREN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica Medicina Interna, Lipid and Atherosclerosis Unit, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, REDinREN, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica Nefrología, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España; Red Nacional de Investigación en Nefrología (REDinREN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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Chronic kidney disease patients have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a variety of bone, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders. However, the role of native vitamin D supplementation (ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol or calcifediol) remains unclear in chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly in the pre-dialytic phase. Several international guidelines have been developed on CKD-Mineral and Bone Disorder, but the optimal strategy for native vitamin D supplementation and its clinical benefit remains a subject of debate in the scientific community. This paper aims to review the available literature, including randomized clinical trials that evaluated the effects of native vitamin D supplementation on pre-dialysis CKD on biochemical and clinically relevant outcomes.
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- Mariana P Cardoso
- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-451 Porto, Portugal.
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- Institute of Investigation and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; Nephrology and Infeciology Group, INEB-National Institute of Biomedical Engineer, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; Department of Nephrology, São João Hospital Center, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-451 Porto, Portugal
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Ojeda López R, Esquivias de Motta E, Carmona A, García Montemayor V, Berdud I, Martín Malo A, Aljama García P. Correction of 25-OH-vitamin D deficiency improves control of secondary hyperparathyroidism and reduces the inflammation in stable haemodialysis patients. Nefrologia 2017; 38:41-47. [PMID: 28673686 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Patients on haemodialysis (HD) have a high prevalence of 25-OH-vitamin D (25-OH-D)deficiency. Secondary hyperparathyroidismis a common condition in these patients, which is very important to control. 25-OH-D is involved in regulating calcium homeostasis. As such, appropriate levels of this vitamin could help to control bone mineral metabolism. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect 25-OH-D repletion in HD patients with 25-OH-D deficiency (<20ng/ml) on the control of secondary hyperparathyroidism and microinflammation status. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospective observational study in which stable patients on HD with 25-OH-D deficiency (<20ng/ml) were treated with oral calcifediol 0.266mcg/every 2 weeks for three months. Dialysis characteristics, biochemical parameters and drug doses administered were analysed before and after the correction of the deficiency. RESULTS Forty-five stable HD patients with a mean age of 74.08±12.49 years completed treatment. Twenty-seven patients (60%) achieved 25-OH-D levels above 20ng/ml (23 with levels>30ng/ml and 4 between 20-30ng/ml). Parathyroid hormone levels decreased in 32 of the 45 patients, 23 of which (51%) achieved a>30% decrease from baseline. In terms of concomitant treatment, we observed a significant reduction in the selective vitamin D receptor activator dose, but no changes in calcimimetic or phosphate binders administration. In terms of malnutrition-inflammation status, a decrease in C-reactive protein was noted, although other microinflammation parameters, such as activated monocytes (CD14+/CD16+ and CD 14++/CD16+) were unchanged. No changes were observed in the levels of FGF-23. CONCLUSIONS Correcting 25-OH-D deficiency in HD patients is associated with better secondary hyperparathyroidism control with lower doses of vitamin D analogues, as well as an improvement in inflammatory status. Our results support the recommendation to determine 25-OH-D levels and correct its deficiency in these patients.
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- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC)/Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España
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Orellana JM, Esteban RJ, Castilla YA, Fernández-Castillo R, Nozal-Fernández G, Esteban MA, García-Valverde M, Bravo J. Use of cinacalcet for the management of hyperparathyroidism in patients with different degrees of renal failure. Nefrologia 2016; 36:121-5. [PMID: 26906451 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effects of cinacalcet in persistent and/or hypercalcaemia-associated secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) have been described in patients on dialysis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cinacalcet in SHPT not on dialysis and its effects on bone turnover markers. METHODS Non-randomised, longitudinal, observational, analytical study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and SHPT (PTH> 80 pg/mL) as well as normo- or hypercalcaemia (≥8.5mg/dL), treated with cinacalcet. RESULTS Mean cinacalcet dose was 30mg/day in 66.7%. We studied 15 patients (10 women), aged 66.0±17.93years. The aetiology was unknown in 20% of cases. Sociodemographic variables and renal function parameters were recorded. We compared values at baseline as well as after 6 and 12 months. Calcium (10.3±0.55 vs. 9.4±1.04) and iPTH (392.4±317.65 vs. 141.8±59.26) levels decreased. Increased levels of phosphorus (3.7±1.06 vs. 3.9±0.85) and ß-CTX (884.2±797.22 vs. 1053.6±999.00) were detected, although there were no significant changes in GFR, urinary calcium or other bone markers. Two patients withdrew from the study (gastrointestinal intolerance and parathyroidectomy, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Cinacalcet at low doses is effective in the management of SHPT in CKD patients who are not on dialysis. Its use reduces iPTH and calcaemia, without causing serious side effects or significant changes in renal function.
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- José M Orellana
- UGC de Nefrología, Hospitales Virgen de las Nieves y Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, España.
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- UGC de Nefrología, Hospitales Virgen de las Nieves y Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, España
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- UGC de Nefrología, Hospitales Virgen de las Nieves y Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, España
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- UGC de Churriana, Distrito Sanitario de Granada, Granada, España
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- UGC de Nefrología, Hospitales Virgen de las Nieves y Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, España
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- UGC de Nefrología, Hospitales Virgen de las Nieves y Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, España
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de Francisco ALM, Gillespie IA, Gioni I, Floege J, Kronenberg F, Marcelli D, Wheeler DC, Froissart M, Drueke TB. Anti-parathyroid treatment effectiveness and persistence in incident haemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. Nefrologia 2015; 36:164-75. [PMID: 26654696 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anti-parathyroid treatment initiation and discontinuation are important decisions in chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients, where pill burden is often excessive. The present study aimed to describe secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) drug therapy changes in HD patients. METHODS Retrospective observational cohort study of incident European HD patients with sHPT who were prescribed calcitriol or alfacalcidol (alpha calcitriol), paricalcitol or cinacalcet. RESULTS Treatment-naïve patients prescribed alpha calcitriol (N=2259), paricalcitol (N=1689) and cinacalcet (N=1245) were considered for analysis. Serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels decreased post-initiation with all treatment modalities; serum calcium and phosphate levels increased in response to activated vitamin D derivatives but decreased with cinacalcet. Approximately one-third of alpha calcitriol and paricalcitol patients but less than one-quarter of cinacalcet patients discontinued treatment. Although the three groups had comparable serum iPTH control at the time of treatment discontinuation, they differed in terms of calcium and phosphate levels. Following discontinuation, the evolution of laboratory parameters differed by treatment modality: whilst iPTH increased for all three treatment groups, calcium and phosphate decreased in patients who were being treated with alpha calcitriol and paricalcitol at the time of discontinuation, and increased in those who had been treated with cinacalcet. CONCLUSIONS In conditions of daily clinical practice, attaining and maintaining recommended biochemical control of sHPT appears to be more frequently achievable with cinacalcet than with activated vitamin D compounds.
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- Nephrology, RWTH University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Medical Genetics, Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- EMEALA Medical Board, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Center for Nephrology, Division of Medicine, University College London, United Kingdom
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- International Development Nephrology, Amgen Europe GmbH, Zug, Switzerland
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Borrego Utiel FJ, Bravo Soto JA, Merino Pérez MJ, González Carmelo I, López Jiménez V, García Álvarez T, Acosta Martínez Y, Mazuecos Blanca MA. Effect of paricalcitol on mineral bone metabolism in kidney transplant recipients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. Nefrologia 2015; 35:363-73. [PMID: 26306956 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2015.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Secondary hyperparathyroidism is highly prevalent in kidney transplant recipients, and commonly results in hypercalcaemia; an association to osteopenia and bone fractures has also been observed. Paricalcitol has proved effective to control secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease in both dialysed and non-dialysed patients, with a low hypercalcaemia incidence. Currently available experience on paricalcitol use in kidney transplant recipients is scarce. Our main aim was to show the effect of paricalcitol on mineral bone metabolism in kidney transplant recipients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective multicentre study in kidney transplant recipients aged>18 years with a 12-month or longer post-transplantation course, stable renal function, having received paricalcitol for more than 12 months, with available clinical follow-up for a 24-month period. RESULTS A total of 69 patients with a 120 ± 92-month post-transplantation course were included. Baseline creatinine was 2.2 ± 0.9 mg/dl y GFR-MDRD was 36 ± 20 ml/min/1.73 m(2). Paricalcitol doses were gradually increased during the study: baseline 3.8 ± 1.9 μg/week, 12 months 5.2 ± 2.4 μg/week; 24 months 6.0 ± 2.9 μg/week (P<.001). Serum PTH levels showed a significant fast decline: baseline 288 ± 152 pg/ml; 6 months 226 ± 184 pg/ml; 12 months 207 ± 120; 24 months 193 ± 119 pg/ml (P<.001). Reduction from baseline PTH was ≥30% in 42.4% of patients at 12 months y in 65.2% of patients at 24 months. Alkaline phosphatase showed a significant decrease in first 6 months followed by a plateau: baseline 92 ± 50 IU/l; 6 months 85 ± 36 IU/l, 12 months 81 ± 39 IU/l (P<.001). Overall, no changes were observed in serum calcium and phosphorus, and in urine calcium excretion. PTH decline was larger in patients with higher baseline levels. Patients with lower baseline calcium levels showed significantly increased levels (mean increase was 0.5-0.6 mg/dl) but still within normal range, whereas patients with baseline calcium>10mg/dl showed gradually decreasing levels. Fifteen (21.7%) patients had received prior calcitriol therapy. When shifted to paricalcitol, such patients required paricalcitol doses significantly larger than those not having received calcitriol. Paricalcitol was used concomitantly to cinacalcet in 11 patients with significant PTH reductions being achieved; clinical course was similar to other patients and paricalcitol doses were also similar. CONCLUSIONS Paricalcitol is an effective therapy for secondary hyperparathyroidism in kidney transplant recipients. Overall, no significant changes were observed in calcium and phosphorus levels or urinary excretion. Patients having previously received calcitriol required higher paricalcitol doses. When used in patients receiving cinacalcet, paricalcitol results in a significant PTH fall, with paricalcitol doses being similar to those used in patients not receiving cinacalcet.
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Gencoglu EA, Aktas A. The efficacy of low and high dose (99m)Tc-MIBI protocols for intraoperative identification of hyperplastic parathyroid glands in secondary hyperparathyroidism. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2014; 33:210-4. [PMID: 24703993 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2014.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of low- and high-dose (99m)Tc-MIBI protocols for intraoperative identification of hyperplastic parathyroid glands via gamma probe in secondary hyperparathyroidism. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study was conducted using a prospective database of 59 patients who had undergone radioguided subtotal parathyroidectomy between 2004-2012. The patients were studied in 2 groups. Group 1 (n=31) received 37 MBq (99m)Tc-MIBI intravenously in the surgical room approximately 10 min before the beginning of the intervention and surgery was performed under gamma probe guidance. Group 2 (n=28) received 555 MBq (99m)Tc- MIBI intravenously 2h before surgery, which was also performed under gamma probe guidance. Intraoperative gamma probe findings, laboratory findings, and histopathological findings were evaluated together. RESULTS Using acceptance of the histopathological findings as gold standard, sensitivity and specificity of intraoperative gamma probe for identifying hyperplastic parathyroid glands was 98% and 100%, respectively, in both groups. CONCLUSIONS In the light of these findings, it is concluded that the low-dose (99m)Tc-MIBI protocol might be preferable for intraoperative identification of hyperplastic parathyroid glands in secondary hyperparathyroidism patients because it was observed to be as effective as the high-dose (99m)Tc-MIBI protocol. Furthermore, the low-dose protocol does not have the disadvantages that are associated with the high-dose protocol.
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- Esra Arzu Gencoglu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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