Conditions: Anemia Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Renal Failure Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Keywords: Drug Therapy pure red cell aplasia PRCA chronic kidney disease CKD chronic renal failure CRF anemia erythropoietin EPO erythropoiesis stimulating agent ESA hemoglobin Hb Hgb red blood cell red blood cell production
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 22
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of peginesatide (AF37702) to increase and maintain increased hemoglobin levels in participants with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (either not on dialysis, receiving regular hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, or following renal transplant) with confirmed antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia (PRCA).

Detailed description:
The drug being tested in this study was peginesatide. Peginesatide injection was tested to investigate the efficacy and safety in the treatment of anemia caused by antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia in participants with chronic kidney disease.

The study enrolled 22 patients. All the participants enrolled into the study received:

• Peginesatide 0.5 mg/kg subcutaneous (SC) injection

The participants received a starting dose of 0.05 mg/kg (every 4 weeks) followed by 0.1 mg/kg dose, based on the assessment of the dose response in the initial group of 5 participants. The frequency of each injection and the dose adjusted based on the participant's hemoglobin response and the ability to maintain a hemoglobin level in the range of 10.0-12.0 g/dL.

This multi-center trial was conducted in Europe. The overall time to participate in this study was 10 years and 7 months approximately. Participants made multiple visits to the clinic until the projected end of treatment period, which was 31-Oct-2016.

Arms:
arm 1: Peginesatide 0.05 mg/kg injection, subcutaneously as a starting dose followed by peginesatide 0.1 mg/kg injection, subcutaneously once every 4 weeks for up to 6 months.

Individual dose of peginesatide injection was modified based on hemoglobin levels. Dose adjustments were made in order to achieve and maintain hemoglobin in the target range of 10.0-12.0 g/dL.

Interventions: intervention 1: Peginesatide
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Peginesatide injection

Protocol document: