Effect of switching from cinacalcet to etelcalcetide on secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing hemodialysis: an ESCORT trial

Abstract Background Etelcalcetide is the first intravenously administered calcimimetic agent used to manage secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of replacing cinacalcet with etelcalcetide in HD patients. Methods One hundred and thir...

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Published in:	Renal Replacement Therapy
Main Authors:	Yuka Kurokawa, Yusuke Kaida, Takuma Hazama, Yosuke Nakayama, Takaomi Otome, Ryo Shibata, Sakuya Ito, Goh Kodama, Nao Nakamura, Takatoshi Kambe, Tomofumi Moriyama, Akiko Nagata, Aki Minami, Ryotaro Ando, Yoshifumi Wada, Miki Sugiyama, Michiaki Usui, Michio Chiba, Atsuo Moriyama, Atsuko Ohara, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Kei Fukami
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-12-01
Subjects:	Cinacalcet Etelcalcetide Hemodialysis Intact-PTH Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-020-00310-y