Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia
Keywords: Kidney Chronic Kidney Disease CKD Renal Anemia Oral anemia treatment Hemoglobin levels Erythropoietin Blood count Predialysis Pre-dialysis Hb Non-dialysis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 145
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of roxadustat in the correction of anemia in participants with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Participants will receive roxadustat capsules, administered orally 3 times weekly (TIW) for 16 weeks. Initial roxadustat dose will be based on a tiered, weight-based dosing scheme (low-weight \[45 to 60 kilograms (kg)\], medium-weight \[\>60 to 90 kg\], and heavy-weight \[\>90 to 140 kg\] participants will receive 60, 100, and 140 milligrams \[mg\] roxadustat, respectively). Dose adjustments will be implemented (up to a maximum roxadustat dose of 2.2 mg/kg per dose) every 4 weeks starting Week 5 to maintain Hb levels at 11-13 g/dL. arm 2: Participants will receive roxadustat capsules orally for 16 weeks. Initial roxadustat dose will be based on a tiered, weight-based dosing scheme (low-weight \[45 to 60 kg\], medium-weight \[\>60 to 90 kg\], and heavy-weight \[\>90 to 140 kg\] participants will receive 60, 100, and 140 mg roxadustat, respectively). Dose adjustments will be implemented (up to a maximum roxadustat dose of 2.2 mg/kg per dose) every 4 weeks starting Week 5 to maintain Hb levels at 11-13 g/dL. Participants will have a dose frequency reduction from TIW to 2 times a week (BIW) at the time of the initial Hb response. arm 3: Participants will receive roxadustat capsules at 50 mg, administered orally TIW for 24 weeks. Dose adjustments will be implemented (up to a maximum roxadustat dose of 2.2 mg/kg per dose) every 4 weeks starting Week 5 to maintain Hb levels at 10.5-12 g/dL. arm 4: Participants will receive roxadustat capsules at 100 mg, administered orally TIW for 24 weeks. Dose adjustments will be implemented (up to a maximum roxadustat dose of 2.2 mg/kg per dose) every 4 weeks starting Week 5 to maintain Hb levels at 10.5-12 g/dL. arm 5: Participants will receive roxadustat capsules for 24 weeks. Initial roxadustat dose will be based on a tiered, weight-based dosing scheme (low-weight \[45 to 60 kg\], medium-weight \[\>60 to 90 kg\], and heavy-weight \[\>90 to 140 kg\] participants will receive 70, 100, and 150 mg roxadustat, respectively). Dose adjustments will be implemented (up to a maximum roxadustat dose of 2.5 mg/kg per dose) every 4 weeks starting Week 5 to maintain Hb levels at 11-13 g/dL. Participants will have a dose frequency reduction from BIW to 1 time a week (QW) at the time of the initial Hb response. arm 6: Participants will receive roxadustat capsules at 70 mg for 24 weeks. Dose adjustments will be implemented (up to a maximum roxadustat dose of 2.5 mg/kg per dose) every 4 weeks starting Week 5 to maintain Hb levels at 11-13 g/dL. Participants will have a dose frequency reduction from TIW to BIW at the time of the initial Hb response. Then after \>8 weeks of stable Hb, dose frequency will be reduced from BIW to QW.

Interventions: intervention 1: Roxadustat
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Oral capsule

Protocol document: