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Old and new calcimimetics for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism: Impact on biochemical and relevant clinical outcomes

Pereira, L,Meng, C,Marques, D,Frazão, JM

Abstract

Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is associated with increased bone turnover, risk of fractures, vascular calcifications, and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. The classical treatment for SHPT includes active vitamin D compounds and phosphate binders. However, achieving the optimal laboratory targets is often difficult because vitamin D sterols suppress parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion, while also promoting calcium and phosphate intestinal absorption. Calcimimetics increase the sensitivity of the calcium-sensing receptor, so that even with lower levels of extracellular calcium a signal can still exist, leading to a decrease of the set-point for systemic calcium homeostasis. This enables a decrease in plasma PTH levels and, consequently, of calcium levels. Cinacalcet was the first calcimimetic to be approved for clinical use. More than 10 years since its approval, cinacalcet has been demonstrated to effectively reduce PTH and improve biochemical control of mineral and bone disorders in chronic kidney patients. Three randomized controlled trials have analysed the effects of treatment with cinacalcet on hard clinical outcomes such as vascular calcification, bone histology and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. However, a final conclusion on the effect of cinacalcet on hard outcomes remains elusive. Etelcalcetide is a new second-generation calcimimetic with a pharmacokinetic profile that allows thrice-weekly dosing at the time of haemodialysis. It was recently approved in Europe, and is regarded as a second opportunity to improve outcomes by optimizing treatment for SHPT. In this review, we summarize the impact of cinacalcet with regard to biochemical and clinical outcomes. We also discuss the possible implications of the new calcimimetic etelcalcetide in the quest to improve outcomes.

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CKJ REVIEW Old and new calcimime ics o ea men o seconda y hype pa a hy oidism: impac on biochemical and ele an clinical ou comes Luciano Pe ei a 1,2,3,4 , Ca a ina Meng 1,2,3 , Daniela Ma ques 5 and Jo~ ao M. F az~ ao 1,2,3,4 1 Ins i u e o In es iga ion and Inno a ion in Heal h, Uni e si y o Po o, Po o, Po ugal, 2 Neph ology and In eciology g oup, INEB—Na ional Ins i u e o Biomedical Enginee , Uni e si y o Po o, Po o, Po ugal, 3 Depa men o Neph ology, S~ ao Jo~ ao Hospi al Cen e , Po o, Po ugal, 4 DaVi a Kidney Ca e, Po o, Po ugal and 5 School o Medicine o Uni e si y o Po o, Po o, Po ugal Co espondence and o p in eques s o: Jo~ ao M. F az~ ao; E-mail: [email p o ec ed] Abs ac Seconda y hype pa a hy oidism (SHPT) is associa ed wi h inc eased bone u no e , isk o ac u es, ascula calci ica ions, and ca dio ascula and all-cause mo ali y. The classical ea men o SHPT includes ac i e i amin D compounds and phospha e binde s. Howe e , achie ing he op imal labo a o y a ge s is o en di icul because i amin D s e ols supp ess pa a hy oid ho mone (PTH) sec e ion, while also p omo ing calcium and phospha e in es inal abso p ion. Calcimime ics inc ease he sensi i i y o he calcium-sensing ecep o , so ha e en wi h lowe le els o ex acellula calcium a signal can s ill exis , leading o a dec ease o he se -poin o sys emic calcium homeos asis. This enables a dec ease in plasma PTH le els and, consequen ly, o calcium le els. Cinacalce was he i s calcimime ic o be app o ed o clinical use. Mo e han 10 yea s since i s app o al, cinacalce has been demons a ed o e ec i ely educe PTH and imp o e biochemical con ol o mine al and bone diso de s in ch onic kidney pa ien s. Th ee andomized con olled ials ha e analysed he e ec s o ea men wi h cinacalce on ha d clinical ou comes such as ascula calci ica ion, bone his ology and ca dio ascula mo ali y and mo bidi y. Howe e , a inal conclusion on he e ec o cinacalce on ha d ou comes emains elusi e. E elcalce ide is a new second-gene a ion calcimime ic wi h a pha macokine ic p o ile ha allows h ice-weekly dosing a he ime o haemodialysis. I was ecen ly app o ed in Eu ope, and is ega ded as a second oppo uni y o imp o e ou comes by op imizing ea men o SHPT. In his e iew, we summa ize he impac o cinacalce wi h ega d o biochemical and clinical ou comes. We also discuss he possible implica ions o he new calcimime ic e elcalce ide in he ques o imp o e ou comes. Key wo ds: calcimime ic agen s, ch onic kidney disease, cinacalce , e elcalce ide, seconda y hype pa a hy oidism In oduc ion Ch onic kidney disease (CKD) is apidly becoming a public heal h issue, wi h inc easing incidence and es ima ed wo ldwide p e alence o 8–16% [1]. Du ing he cou se o CKD, he decline in enal unc ion is accompanied by he de elopmen o diso de s o calcium and phospha e me abolism, leading o he well- known condi ion ‘Mine al Bone Disease associa ed wi h CKD’ Recei ed: July 6, 2017. Edi o ial decision: Augus 18, 2017 V CThe Au ho 2017. Published by Ox o d Uni e si y P ess on behal o ERA-EDTA. This is an Open Access a icle dis ibu ed unde he e ms o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion Non-Comme cial License (h p://c ea i ecommons.o g/ licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which pe mi s non-comme cial e-use, dis ibu ion, and ep oduc ion in any medium, p o ided he o iginal wo k is p ope ly ci ed. Fo comme cial e-use, please con ac [email p o ec ed] 80 Clinical Kidney Jou nal, 2018, ol. 11, no. 1, 80–88 doi: 10.1093/ckj/s x125 Ad ance Access Publica ion Da e: 8 Decembe 2017 CKJ Re iew Downloaded om h ps://academic.oup.com/ckj/a icle-abs ac /11/1/80/4711103 by Uni e sidade do Po o use on 23 Decembe 2019 (CKD-MBD) [2]. This condi ion de elops due o he inabili y o he kidney o exc e e phospha e p ope ly, leading o i s e en ion and accumula ion, which s imula es ib oblas g ow h ac o 23 (FGF- 23) and se um pa a hy oid ho mone (PTH) [3]. FGF-23, a pep ide ho mone p oduced mainly in he os eocy es, is able o educe phospha e le els using h ee di e en pa hways: inc eased enal exc e ion, PTH s imula ion and calci iol syn hesis inhibi ion. The la e p omo es dec eased gas oin es inal abso p ion o phospha e and calcium, leading o hypocalcaemia. The low calci- iol le els and hypocalcaemia also s imula e PTH sec e ion in he pa a hy oid glands and induce he de elopmen o pa a hy- oid gland hype plasia and seconda y hype pa a hy oidism (SHPT). SHPT is associa ed wi h inc eased bone u no e , isk o ac u es, ascula calci ica ions and, mos impo an ly, isk o ca dio ascula and all-cause mo ali y [4]. Recen obse a ional da a indica e ha PTH >600 pg/mL is associa ed wi h a highe isk o ca dio ascula mo ali y as well as all-cause ca dio as- cula hospi aliza ion [5]. I is in e es ing o no e ha pa ien s ha e be e ou comes he longe he ime ha hey ha e PTH wi hin ecommended le els. Indeed, consis en con ol o bone me abolism pa ame e s, including PTH, wi hin published ec- ommended a ge s is a s ong p edic o o su i al in haemo- dialysis pa ien s [6]. The classical ea men o SHPT includes ac i e i amin D compounds and phospha e binde s ( o limi i s gas oin es inal phospha e abso p ion) [7]. Howe e , achie emen o op imal labo a o y a ge s is o en di icul because i amin D s e ols supp ess PTH sec e ion, bu also p omo e calcium and phos- pha e in es inal abso p ion. Calcium-sensing ecep o (CaSR) is essen ial o he main e- nance o sys emic calcium homeos asis, and has become an excellen a ge o he ea men o bone and mine al diso - de s. I s ligands a e called calcimime ics and can be classi ied as Type 1 (agonis s), such as ionized calcium and o he di alen anions ha di ec ly s imula e CaSR, o Type 2 (posi i e allos- e ic modula o s), which bind o a si e ha is dis inc om he physiological ligand and inc ease he sensi i i y o CaSR o ion- ized calcium, leading o he dec ease o he se -poin o sys- emic calcium homeos asis (homeos asis is achie ed wi h lowe concen a ions o ionized calcium). [8]. This enables a dec ease in plasma PTH le els, and consequen ly o calcium le els (Table 1). Addi ionally, lowe le els o phospho us and calcium phospho us a e also seen [9], demons a ing he capabili y o calcimime ics o imp o e he ou c i ical disease bioma ke s associa ed wi h SHPT ( he phospho us- and cal- cium-lowe ing e ec dis inguishes calcimime ics om ac i e i amin D) [10]. Fi s -gene a ion compounds include phenylalkylamines R- 567 and R-568, which we e es ed in haemodialysis pa ien s, bu pha macokine ics issues hal ed u he clinical de elopmen [7]. Second-gene a ion calcimime ic d ugs include cinacalce and o he s ha ha e ne e achie ed clinical use, such as calin- dol and AC-265347. Cinacalce hyd ochlo ide was he i s Type 2 calcimime ic o be app o ed o clinical use [11]. T ea men wi h cinacalce e ec i ely educes PTH, calcium and phospho us [12]. Mo e han 10 yea s since i s app o al, cinacalce has been demons a ed o e ec i ely educe PTH and imp o e biochemical con ol o CKD-MBD. E elcalce ide is a new second-gene a ion calcimime ic. As a no el in a enous o mula ion wi h a pha macokine ic p o ile ha allows h ice-weekly dosing (a he ime o haemodialysis), e elcalce ide was de eloped o imp o e e icacy and adhe ence, and educe gas oin es inal ad e se e ec s ela i e o cinacalce . I was ecen ly app o ed in Eu ope, and is ega ded as a second oppo uni y o imp o e ou comes in CKD-MBD pa ien s by op imizing ea men o SHPT using his p omising new calcimime ic [13]. In his e iew, we summa ize he impac o cinacalce in bio- chemical and ele an clinical ou comes such as ca dio ascula mo ali y, ascula calci ica ions and ac u es. We also discuss he possible implica ions o he new calcimime ic e elcalce ide in he ques o imp o e ou comes o CKD pa ien s. Cinacalce e ec i ely con ols SHPT Cinacalce ’s e icacy and sa e y has been es ed in se e al andomized con olled ials (RCTs) [11,12,14]. Cinacalce ea - men in addi ion o ac i e i amin D in pa ien s wi h SHPT ha is inadequa ely con olled despi e s anda d he apy e ec i ely dec eases PTH le els, while also educing se um calcium and phospho us. Pos hoc analysis has demons a ed ha ea men wi h cinacalce imp o es he achie emen o biochemical a - ge s ecomended by in e na ional socie ies [15]. In a me a- analysis [16] in ol ing eigh ials (1429 pa ien s) compa ing cinacalce ea men plus s anda d he apy wi h placebo plus s anda d he apy, end-o - ea men alues o PTH [290.49 pg/ mL, 95% con idence in e al (CI) 359.91 o 221.07], calcium (0.85 mg/dL, 95% CI 1.14 o 0.56), phospho us (0.29 mg/dL, 95% CI 0.50 o 0.08) and calcium phospho us p oduc (7.90 mg 2 /dL 2 , 95% CI 10.25 o 5.54) we e signi ican ly lowe wi h cinacalce compa ed wi h placebo. To allow an objec i e assessmen o he e ec o cinacalce on lowe ing PTH, he i amin D ac i a o ecep o agonis (VDRag) dose was kep cons an . Howe e , subsequen clinical s udies ha e con i med he PTH-lowe ing e ec o cinacalce used in a ying o cons an doses o VDRags. This is an impo - an inding conside ing ha , in clinical p ac ice, cinacalce is used o en wi h VDRags [17]. Ad e se e ec s o cinacalce a e desc ibed in Table 2. Besides i s supp essi e e ec on PTH le els, da a sugges ha cinacalce ea men can induce a olume educ ion o he enla ged pa a hy oid glands wi h nodula hype plasia seen in SHPT pa ien s [18]. Cinacalce educes FGF-23 le els FGF-23 le els ha e been associa ed wi h ad e se clinical ou - comes [19–24] such as p og ession o CKD, a e ial calci ica ion, le en icle hype ophy, ca dio ascula e en s and inc eased mo ali y. Pha macologic in e en ion capable o educing FGF- 23 would hold he p omise o ha ing a bene icial e ec on hese impo an clinical ou comes. CUPID (Cinacalce S udy o Pe i oneal Dialysis Pa ien s in Double A m On he Lowing E ec o iPTH le el), a p ospec i e RCT ha e alua ed he e ec o cinacalce on FGF-23 le els [25], en olled pa ien s ha had been on pe i oneal dialysis o >3 mon hs and had PTH >300 pg/mL. Pa ien s we e andomized o Table 1. E ec o PTH-supp essi e he apies on biochemical pa ame e s PTH Calcium Phospho us FGF-23 Vi amin D analogues #" " " Cinacalce ## # # E elcalce ide ## ## # ## Old and new calcimime ics |81 Downloaded om h ps://academic.oup.com/ckj/a icle-abs ac /11/1/80/4711103 by Uni e sidade do Po o use on 23 Decembe 2019 cinacalce he apy o i amin D. The cinacalce g oup had a educ ion in FGF-23 le els (3960–2325 RU/mL), whe eas he con- ol g oup had an inc ease in FGF-23 concen a ion (2085–2415 RU/mL). ACHIEVE (ACHIEVE: Op imizing he T ea men o SHPT: A Compa ison o Sensipa and Low Dose Vi amin D s Escala ing Doses o Vi amin D Alone)—a Phase 4, open-label, placebo-con olled, mul icen e, RCT—was designed o compa e ea men esul s wi h escala ing doses o cinacalce plus ixed low-dose calci iol (cinacalce -D g oup) e sus calci iol alone (Flex-D g oup) [26]. Using he da a o 91 subjec s om his s udy, We mo e e al. e i ied ha he pe cen age change o FGF-23 be ween he wo g oups di e ed signi ican ly (P ¼0.002) [27]. In he cinacalce -D g oup, he pe cen age change dec eased (9.7 618.2; P ¼0.021), while an inc ease was ound in he Flex- D g oup; howe e , he esul s we e no signi ican (4.1 616.5). The mechanism unde lying he abili y o cinacalce o dec ease FGF-23 le els emains o be cla i ied. The CUPID in es- iga o s concluded ha cinacalce ea men was independen ly associa ed wi h FGF-23 educ ion, and no ela ed o he d ug’s e ec s on PTH, calcium and phospho us se um le els. O he s ha e obse ed ha he dec ease o FGF-23 le els is concomi an wi h he dec ease in phospho us le els (bu no o PTH o cal- cium le els) [28]. We mo e e al. sugges ed ha calcium and phospho us a e esponsible o cinacalce ’s e ec on FGF-23 le - els [27]. Fu he in es iga ion is needed in o de o unde s and exac ly how cinacalce he apy esul s in a g ea e educ ion o se um FGF-23 when compa ed wi h adi ional d ugs. Recen ly, a pos hoc e alua ion o he EVOLVE (E alua ion o Cinacalce Hyd ochlo ide The apy oLowe Ca dio ascula E en s) s udy added some mo e in o ma ion o he FGF-23 issue [29]. When analysing he esul s om he cinacalce - ea ed pa ien g oup (n¼1338), a dec ease in FGF-23 le els was seen (5555–2255 pg/mL; P <0.001), in con as o he con ol g oup (n¼1264), whe e le els emained unchanged (5600–5580 pg/mL). Mo eo e , when compa ed wi h he con ol g oup, a la ge p opo ion o pa ien s in he cinacalce g oup had a meaning ul decline (30%) o FGF-23 (28% e sus 64%; P <0.001). This inding is ele an because he 30% educ ion o FGF-23 le els was associa ed wi h a dec eased isk o ca dio ascula mo ali y (P <0.001), sudden dea h (P < 0.001) and hea ailu e (P ¼0.04). Cinacalce and ac u es Pa ien s wi h CKD ha e inc eased isk o ac u es compa ed wi h he gene al popula ion [30,31]. The e is also a high a e o dea h and hospi aliza ion ollowing bone ac u e among hae- modialysis pa ien s [32]. Abno mali ies in bone s uc u e, which a ec bone quali y, a e obse ed in pa ien s wi h CKD-MBD. Malluche e al. demons a ed ha bone wi h high u no e had ma e ial and nanomechanical abno mali ies such as a educed mine al o ma ix a io [33]. Such u no e - ela ed al e a ions in bone quali y may con ibu e o he diminished mechanical compe ence o bone in CKD. In hei single cen e coho s udy, Iimo i e al. [34] demon- s a ed a U-shaped co ela ion be ween PTH le el and isk o ac u e; only dec eased [PTH <150 pg/mL; haza d a io (HR) 3.27] o inc eased le els we e ela ed o a supe io haza d o clinical ac u e (PTH >300 pg/mL; HR 2.69). To da e, no RCT has been speci ically designed o e alua e whe he any compounds used in he ea men o SHPT (phos- pha e binde s, i amin D analogues o calcimime ics) dec ease he isk o ac u e in CKD pa ien s. Howe e , ea men wi h cinacalce has been associa ed wi h educed isk o ac u es. A combined pos hoc analysis o sa e y da a om ou Phase 3 RCTs en olling 1184 pa ien s wi h end-s age enal disease (ESRD) and uncon olled SHPT (de ined as PTH >300 pg/mL) showed ha andomiza ion o cinacalce , in addi ion o con en- ional ea men wi h ac i e i amin D, esul ed in a signi ican educ ion in he isk o ac u e [ ela i e isk (RR) 0.46, 95% CI 0.22–0.95, P ¼0.04] compa ed wi h placebo and con en ional ea men [35]. In he EVOLVE ial, in he in en ion- o- ea (ITT) analysis, cinacalce did no signi ican ly educed he isk o ac u es [36]. Du ing he s udy, mo e han wo- hi ds o pa ien s in bo h g oups discon inued he ea men , so a p ede e mined lag- censo ing analysis (censo ing ime >6 mon hs a e s opping he s udy d ug) was pe o med and a ela i e haza d o ac u e Table 2. La e al e ec s o calcimime ic agen s and sugges ed ac ions o ake Side e ec F equency P oposed ac ion Gas oin es inal e en s Nausea Ve y common Gi e cinacalce wi h main meal a e dialysis/in he e ening Dec ease o ac iona e he dose i symp oms appea a e a dose inc ease Cau ion is ad ised wi h an i-eme ics, including me oclop amide (QT p olonga ion) Vomi ing Ve y common Dia hoea and dyspepsia Uncommon Ano exia Common Hypocalcaemia and ne ous sys em diso de s Hypocalcaemia Common Wi hhold o educe cinacalce un il se um calcium le els each 8 mg/ dL o symp oms ha e esol ed Use o calcium-based phospha e binde s, i amin D s e ols o adjus - men s o dialysis luid calcium ha e been sugges ed by some au ho s, acco ding o clinical judgemen Dizziness and pa aes hesia Common Seizu es Uncommon O he s Skin and cu aneous diso de s, ash Common Seek o he causes; conside discon inuing d ug Musculoskele al, connec i e issue and bone diso de s, myalgia Common Seek o he causes; conside discon inuing d ug Immune sys em diso de s, hype sensi i i y eac ions Uncommon Seek o he causes; conside discon inuing d ug 82 | L. Pe ei a e al. Downloaded om h ps://academic.oup.com/ckj/a icle-abs ac /11/1/80/4711103 by Uni e sidade do Po o use on 23 Decembe 2019 o 0.72 (95% CI 0.58–0.90; P ¼0.003) was ob ained. When pa ici- pan s we e censo ed a he ime o co-in e en ions, such as pa a hy oidec omy and kidney ansplan , he ela i e haza d was 0.71 (95% CI 0.58–0.87; P ¼0.001). Mo eo e , when conside - ing he isk o all clinical ac u es (no only he i s , bu also subsequen ones) he mul i a iable-adjus ed ela i e haza d was 0.83 (95% CI 0.72–0.98; P ¼0.02). They concluded ha , when conside ing e en s p omp ing discon inua ion o he s udy d ug, such as co-in e en ions and cumula i e clinical ac- u es, cinacalce educed he a e o clinical ac u e by 17–29% [36]. These da a p o ide sugges i e e idence ha cinacalce educes he isk o ac u e in pa ien s wi h SHPT. This e ec o cinacalce in educing ac u es is no a su - p ising one conside ing wo epo s ha used bone his omo ph- ome y om di e en g oups o desc ibe imp o ed his ology in pa ien s ea ed wi h cinacalce [37,38]. In he BONAFIDE (Bone Biopsy S udy o Dialysis Pa ien s wi h SHPT o End S age Renal Disease) s udy [38], dialysis pa ien s wi h PTH >300 pg/mL and biopsy-p o en high- u no e bone disease we e ea ed wi h cinacalce and a second bone biopsy was pe o med a e 6–12 mon hs o cinacalce ea men . Bone o ma ion and bone eab- so ion indices we e imp o ed; mos imp essi e was ha he numbe o pa ien s wi h no mal bone his ology inc eased om none a baseline o 20 a 12 mon hs. The ole o bone mine al densi y (BMD) e alua ion in ch onic kidney pa ien s is e ol ing. Unlike p e ious e sions, he cu - en KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Imp o ing Global Ou comes) guidelines sugges ha BMD es ing is unde aken in pa ien s wi h CKD G3a-G5D wi h CKD-MBD and/o isk ac o s o os eo- po osis i esul s will impac he apeu ic decisions [39]. E idence-based in o ma ion is sca ce abou he e ec o cina- calce on BMD in CKD pa ien s. Some o he a ailable da a ha e shown a posi i e e ec o cinacalce on BMD, namely on he emo al neck [40] and p oximal emu [41]. Howe e , o he s ha e e ealed ha cinacalce he apy shows no e ec on BMD o he lumba spine [41] o has a de imen al e ec wi h associ- a ed bone loss on he emo al neck and lumba spine [42]. The e ec and signi icance o cinacalce on BMD emains o be cla i ied. Cinacalce and ascula calci ica ion SHPT is associa ed wi h ascula calci ica ion. Once es ablished in haemodialysis pa ien s, i gene ally p og esses much as e han in he gene al popula ion, leading o inc eased isk o all- cause and ca dio ascula mo ali y [2]. In a single-cen e p ospec i e coho s udy (n¼23), Nakayama e al. [43] e alua ed he impac o cinacalce on abdominal ao ic calci ica ion by calcula ing he ao ic calci ica- ion a ea index (ACAI) be o e and a e ea men (12, 0, 12, 24 and 36 mon hs). The mean ACAI alues we e no dec eased du - ing he obse a ion pe iod (21.4% a baseline, 23.9% a 12 mon hs, 23.7% a 24 mon hs and 24.3% a 36 mon hs). In addi- ion, Tsu u a e al. [44] compa ed co ona y a e y calci ica ion (CAC) in cinacalce (n¼8) and con ol (n¼60) g oups, e i ying a dec ease (0.094/yea ) in he CAC sco e when cinacalce was used, while opposi e was seen in he con ol g oup he (þ0.034/ yea ). Howe e , he esul s we e no s a is ically signi ican (P ¼0.102). The ADVANCE (A Randomized S udy o E alua e he E ec s o Cinacalce Plus Low Dose Vi amin D on Vascula Calci ica ion in Subjec s wi h CKD) s udy [45] compa ed ascula and ca diac al e calci ica ion p og ession in 360 adul haemodialysis pa ien s wi h SHPT, ea ed ei he wi h cinacalce plus low-dose i amin D (n¼180) o lexible doses o i amin D alone (n¼180). The p ima y endpoin was a change in he Aga s on To al CAC sco e (which uses he concep o plaque densi y and he e o e e lec s he amoun o calcium deposi ed wi hin a cal- ci ied lesion). The median pe cen inc ease in Aga s on o al CAC sco e was 24% o he cinacalce plus i amin D g oup and 31% o in he i amin D g oup (s a i ied median ea men di - e ence ¼10.3%; 95% CI 22.6% o 0.8%; P ¼0.073). Simila ly, Aga s on sco e changes in he ho acic ao a and mi al al e we e no s a is ically signi ican . The ao ic al e, on he o he hand, had a s a i ied median ea men di e ence o 44.7% (95% CI 85.8% o 6.1%; P ¼0.014). The ADVANCE s udy had some limi a ions. A subs an ial numbe o pa ien s assigned o he cinacalce g oup ecei ed doses o i amin D ha we e highe han speci ied in he p o o- col. A pos hoc analysis [46] compa ing CAC p og ession among p o ocol-adhe en pa ien s ea ed wi h cinacalce showed ha he pe cen age inc ease in CAC and ao ic al e calci ica ion was signi ican ly slowe in he cinacalce g oup. O he limi a ions included he open-label design and sho pe iod o ollow-up (12 mon hs, which is unlikely o be su icien o he de ec ion o subs an ial changes in ascula calci ica ion). Finally, he educed obse ed calci ica ion p og ession could no be solely a ibu ed o cinacalce ; he lowe doses om i a- min D s e ols in he cinacalce g oup also ha e o be conside ed. Cinacalce , ca dio ascula disease and all-cause mo ali y Ele a ed se um le els o phospho us, calcium, PTH and FGF-23 ha e been linked o dea h and ca dio ascula ou comes [47–49]. In a pos hoc analysis, Cunningham e al. [35] combined da a on clinical ou comes om ou Phase 3 RCTs and showed ha ea men wi h cinacalce esul ed in a signi ican educ ion in he isk o ca dio ascula hospi aliza ion (HR 0.61; 95% CI 0.43– 0.86) and a non-signi ican endency o educe all-cause mo al- i y. Ano he obse a ional s udy, including 19 186 haemodialy- sis pa ien s om a la ge dialysis p o ide [50] ecei ing in a enous i amin D analogues (as a su oga e o he diagno- sis o SHPT), ound ha ea men wi h cinacalce was associ- a ed wi h signi ican educ ions in all-cause and ca dio ascula mo ali y, wi h mo e p onounced su i al bene i s ound in pa ien s wi h SHPT o g ea e se e i y. In a p ospec i ely obse - a ional s udy, Block e al.[50] desc ibed a signi ican su i al bene i associa ed wi h cinacalce p esc ip ion. These obse a- ions and hose o o he s [51,52] led o he de elopmen o a p ospec i e RCT e alua ing he e ec o cinacalce ea men on ca dio ascula mo ali y. The EVOLVE [53] s udy was an RCT ha en olled 3883 haemodialysis pa ien s wi h mode a e o se e e SHPT (median PTH 693 pg/mL) assigned o ecei e cina- calce (n¼1948) o placebo (n¼1935). All pa ien s we e eligible o ecei e con en ional ea men including phospha e binde s and i amin D s e ols. The p ima y composi e endpoin was ime un il dea h, myoca dial in a c ion, hospi aliza ion o uns able angina, hea ailu e o a pe iphe al ascula e en . In an unadjus ed ITT analysis, he p ima y endpoin was eached in 48.2% o pa ien s in he cinacalce g oup and 49.2% in he pla- cebo g oup ( ela i e HR in he cinacalce g oup 0.93; 95% CI 0.85– 1.02; P ¼0.11). A e adjus ing o baseline cha ac e is ics, he ela i e HR o he p ima y composi e endpoin was 0.88 (95% CI 0.79–0.97; P ¼0.008). In ac , despi e andomiza ion, he e was an unexpec ed 1-yea di e ence in age be ween g oups (median age 55 yea s in he cinacalce g oup and 54 yea s in he placebo Old and new calcimime ics |83 Downloaded om h ps://academic.oup.com/ckj/a icle-abs ac /11/1/80/4711103 by Uni e sidade do Po o use on 23 Decembe 2019 g oup). As age is one o he s onges p edic ions o dea h, his di e ence may ha e a ec ed he esul s. Also, he s a is ical powe o he EVOLVE s udy was a ec ed by high a es o ea - men c osso e because o discon inua ion in he cinacalce g oup (d opou ) and use o comme cially a ailable cinacalce in he placebo g oup (d op-in). A p especi ied lag-censo ing analy- sis, in which da a was censo ed 6 mon hs a e pa ien s s opped cinacalce , was pe o med. This analysis ound a signi ican educ ion in he isk o p ima y composi e endpoin (HR 0.85; 95% CI 0.76–0.95; P ¼0.003) and isk o dea h (HR 0.83; 95% CI 0.73–0.96; P ¼0.009) in he cinacalce g oup. Ano he p ede e mined p o ocol analysis compa ed younge (<65 yea s) and olde pa ien s (65 yea s) [54]. Cinacalce educed he isk o dea h and majo ca dio ascula e en s in olde bu no younge pa ien s (HR 0.70; 95% CI 0.60–0.81 o olde subjec s and HR 0.97; 95% CI 0.86–1.09 o younge subjec s). Al hough he p ima y analysis o he EVOLVE ial was nega- i e, p especi ied addi ional analysis showed signi ican educ- ion o he isk o dea h o ca dio ascula ou comes, which sugges s a po en ial bene i o cinacalce . Palme e al. [55] ha e published a me a-analysis o andom- ized ials ha e alua ed he e ec s o calcimime ic he apy on mo ali y and ad e se e en s in adul s wi h CKD. Including 18 ials and a o al o 7446 pa ien s, hey ound ha cinacalce had li le o no e ec on all-cause mo ali y (RR 0.97; 95% CI 0.89–1.05) and an imp ecise e ec on ca dio ascula mo ali y (RR 0.67; 95% CI 0.16–2.87). The esul s o his me a-analysis should be in e p e ed wi h cau ion. Mo e han hal o he pa ien s we e de i ed om he EVOLVE ial and his me a- analysis only included he esul s om p ima y analysis, wi h he po en ial se backs discussed abo e. Also, all o ials included, excep he EVOLVE ial, we e small and no speci i- cally designed o assess clinically ele an ou comes such as mo ali y o ca dio ascula e en s. New calcimime ics: e elcalce ide, a s ep o wa d E elcalce ide is a no el second-gene a ion calcimime ic agen ha was ecen ly app o ed o he ea men o SHPT [13]. E elcalce ide is a eigh amino acid pep ide agonis o CaSR, which binds o CaSR by a co alen disulphide bond ha esul s in he allos e ic ac i a ion o CaSR and consequen ly educes he ci cula ing le els o PTH and calcium [56]. In con as o cinacalce , e elcalce ide unc ions as a di ec agonis o CaSR, sligh ly ac i a ing CaSR e en unde calcium- ee condi ions (Table 3). Howe e , downs eam signalling is s onge in he p esence o calcium; hus, he main ac ion o e elcalce ide is media ed h ough i s e ec s as an allos e ic ac i a o [57]. E elcalce ide has a a ou able pha macokine ic p o ile, wi h a longe elimina ion hal -li e han cinacalce , and hal -li e elim- ina ion ha exceeds 7 days in ESRD pa ien s [58]. I is adminis- e ed in a enously a he end o a haemodialysis session; he plasma concen a ion o e elcalce ide dec eases o e ime bu emains ela i ely cons an om 24 h pos -dose o he nex dialysis session [13]. I is a molecule ha is dialysable du ing haemodialysis and, wi h he doses o e elcalce ide eaching Table 3. Compa ison be ween cinacalce and e elcalce ide Cinacalce E elcalce ide Class Calcimime ic Calcimime ic Yea o app o al (Eu ope) 2004 2016 Mechanism o ac ion In e ac s wi h memb ane-spanning segmen s o CaSR and enhances signal ansduc ion, he eby educing PTH sec e ion Pep ide agonis o he CaSR ha in e ac s wi h and ac i a es he ecep o , he eby educing PTH sec e ion Mode o adminis a ion Daily o al IV a he end o dialysis Hal -li e 30–40 h >7 days Exc e ion Renal (80%), aecal (15%) Renal In e ac ion wi h CYPs Me abolized by CYP3A4, and o a lesse ex en CYP1A2; inhibi s CYP2D6 (cau ion is ad ised when p esc ibing po en ially in e ac ing d ugs) No signi ican in e ac ions Daily dosing (s a ing; maximal) 30–180 mg 2.5–15 mg/dialysis E icacy endpoin s >30% educ ion om baseline in mean se um PTH le el du ing he EAP 63.9 77.9 >50% educ ion om baseline in mean se um PTH du ing he EAP 40 52 (P ¼0.001) Ad e se e ec s Nausea 22.6 18.3 Vomi ing 13.8 13.3 Dia hoea 10.3 6.2 Headache 7.0 6.5 Hype ension 6.7 6.2 Hypo ension 2.9 6.8 Muscle spasms 5.9 6.5 Pain in ex emi y 4.1 5.0 Asymp oma ic hypocalcaemia 59.8 68.9 Symp oma ic hypocalcaemia 2.3 5.0 Values a e exp essed as pe cen age unless indica ed o he wise. EAP, e icacy assessmen phase. 84 | L. Pe ei a e al. Downloaded om h ps://academic.oup.com/ckj/a icle-abs ac /11/1/80/4711103 by Uni e sidade do Po o use on 23 Decembe 2019 be ween 2.5 and 5 mg a he end o a dialysis session, plasma concen a ions o e elcalce ide each s eady-s a e by week 4. Al hough clinical expe ience is o cou se cu en ly limi ed, in i o da a show ha e elcalce ide is no an inhibi o , induce o subs a e o hepa ic cy och ome (CYP) enzymes, no is i an inhibi o o subs a e o common e lux and up ake human anspo p o eins such as P-glycop o ein [59]. Thus, e elcalce- ide is expec ed o ha e a low isk o CYP o anspo e - media ed d ug in e ac ions. The immunogenici y isk o e elcalce ide has been e alua ed [60]. While bo h p eexis ing an i-e elcalce ide an ibodies and hose ha de eloped a e ea men we e de ec ed, no conse- quences ha e been epo ed ega ding he clinical exposu e, e icacy o sa e y o e elcalce ide. Pi o al ials es ing e elcalce ide in he ea men o SHPT we e ecen ly published [61,62]. Two pa allel Phase 3 placebo- con olled ials we e conduc ed in 1023 haemodialysis pa ien s wi h mode a e o se e e hype pa a hy oidism. In a enous adminis a ion o e elcalce ide (n¼503) o placebo (n¼513) a e each haemodialysis session o 26 weeks was pe o med. Pa ien s andomized o e elcalce ide we e signi ican ly mo e likely o achie e he p ima y e icacy endpoin (a educ ion >30% in baseline PTH: 74.0–75.3% in he e elcalce ide g oup e - sus 8.3–9.6% in he placebo g oup). In addi ion, pa ien s andomized o e elcalce ide we e signi ican ly mo e likely o achie e a PTH le el o 300 pg/mL o lowe (49.6–53.3% in he e elcalce ide g oup e sus 4.6–5.1% in he placebo g oup). The median dose o e elcalce ide du ing he e icacy assessmen phase was 5.0 and 7.1 mg, espec i ely. Pa ien s andomized o e elcalce ide we e mo e likely o expe ience subs an ial lowe - ing o FGF-23 despi e mo e equen p o ision o calcium and i amin D. T ea men wi h e elcalce ide dec eased bone- speci ic alkaline phospha ase and collagen Type 1 c oss-linked C- elopep ide. Pa ien s andomized o e elcalce ide had mo e muscle spasms, nausea and omi ing han he placebo g oup. Hypocalcaemia occu ed in 63.8% o pa ien s, bu symp oma ic hypocalcaemia was epo ed in only 7% o pa ien s assigned o e elcalce ide. Simila esul s we e ob ained in a placebo- con olled ial om Japan, which es ed he e icacy and sa e y o e elcalce ide [63]. A andomized double-bind, double-dummy ac i e clinical ial has been conduc ed ha compa ed in a enous e elcalce- ide e sus o al placebo and o al cinacalce e sus in a enous placebo in 683 haemodialysis pa ien s wi h PTH highe han 500 pg/mL [62]. The p ima y e icacy endpoin was non-in e io i y o e elcalce ide a achie ing mo e han a 30% educ ion om baseline in mean p edialysis PTH concen a ion, and seconda y endpoin s included supe io i y in achie ing biochemical Fig. 1. Pa a hy oid ho mone, calcium and phospha e concen a ions in pa ien s ecei ing cinacalce o e elcalce ide. Rep oduced wi h pe mission om Block e al. [62]. Old and new calcimime ics |85 Downloaded om h ps://academic.oup.com/ckj/a icle-abs ac /11/1/80/4711103 by Uni e sidade do Po o use on 23 Decembe 2019 endpoin s (>50% and >30% educ ion in PTH) and sel - epo ed nausea o omi ing. E elcalce ide was no in e io o cinacalce in educing PTH concen a ion and also me supe io c i e ia. The p opo ion o pa ien s who achie ed >30% PTH educ ion was 68.2% in he e elcalce ide g oup and 57.7% in he cinacalce g oup (Figu e 1). The e was also a signi ican di e ence in he p opo ion o pa ien s who achie ed >50% educ ion o PTH. Hypocalcaemia was mo e equen in e elcalce ide g oup (68.9% e sus 59.8%) and he mean numbe o days o omi ing o nau- sea we e no signi ican ly di e en . O e all sa e y and ole abil- i y be ween e elcalce ide and cinacalce we e simila . The e was a nume ically highe numbe o hea ailu e episodes in he e elcalce ide g oup, bu o e all he e en a es we e e y low and simila o hose obse ed in he EVOLVE ial. The e ec o e elcalce ide on FGF-23 le els is also no ewo - hy. E elcalce ide ea men yielded a mo e p onounced educ ion in FGF-23 le els han cinacalce . As discussed abo e, FGF-23 is ele a ed in CKD pa ien s and has been associa ed wi h ad e se ou comes such as le en icula hype ophy and ca diac ailu e. In he EVOLVE ial, a 30% educ ion o FGF-23 le els was associa ed wi h signi ican educ ion o he p ima y composi e endpoin , hea ailu e and dea h [29]. This p omis- ing inding in he e elcalce ide g oup aises he possibili y o a mo e p onounced impac on ca dio ascula ou comes. The e a e some impo an clinical aspec s conside ing he esul s o he ials men ioned abo e ha we wan o highligh . E elcalce ide is supe io o cinacalce in achie ing a educ ion o PTH and FGF-23 concen a ions in ESRD pa ien s; howe e , i also leads o mo e equen episodes o hypocalcaemia. Da a sugges ha his hypocalcaemic e ec could be mo e p o- nounced a he beginning o ea men when PTH is highes . Indeed, in a mul ina ional placebo-con olled ial, he calcium- lowe ing e ec o e elcalce ide was e iden ea ly a e ea - men ini ia ion and eached a nadi by weeks 10–12. This calcium-lowe ing e ec was obse ed despi e inc eased use o o al calcium-con aining binde s and ac i e i amin D ana- logues, and inc eases in dialysa e calcium concen a ion in an impo an p opo ion o pa ien s. This obse a ion aises legi i- ma e conce ns ega ding he possible cumula i e posi i e cal- cium balance. E elcalce ide is gi en a he end o haemodialysis sessions, which imp o es medica ion adhe ence and educes pill bu den. E elcalce ide does no seem o esul in ewe gas- oin es inal symp oms ela ed o calcimime ic ea men despi e in a enous adminis a ion, in con as o wha was p e iously an icipa ed. The nausea and omi ing induced by cinacalce and e elcalce ide appea s o be a sys emic e ec a he han a local gas oin es inal class e ec . Finally, i is emp ing o specula e ha he longe elimina- ion hal -li e o e elcalce ide could lead o mo e s able con ol o biochemical pa ame e s like PTH and calcium phospha e, and ha such a sus ained supp ession o PTH could ansla e in o imp o ed bone u no e and me abolism, dec eased ascula calci ica ion and, ul ima ely, imp o ed ca dio ascula pa ien ou comes. Any impac on such impo an ou comes emains o be iden i ied. Conclusion In conclusion, SHPT is associa ed wi h inc eased bone u no e , isk o ac u es, ascula calci ica ions, and ca dio ascula and all-cause mo ali y. Cinacalce , he i s calcimime ic app o ed o clinical use, e ec i ely educes PTH and imp o es biochemi- cal con ol o mine al and bone diso de s in CKD pa ien s. Howe e , he e ec o cinacalce on ha d ou comes emains o be p o ed. E elcalce ide, a new second-gene a ion calcimime ic, is supe io o cinacalce in achie ing he educ ion o PTH and FGF-23 concen a ions in ESRD pa ien s, bu also leads o mo e equen episodes o hypocalcaemia ha could be mo e p o- nounced a beginning o ea men . E elcalce ide is gi en a he end o haemodialysis sessions, which imp o es medica ion adhe ence and educes pill bu den. Howe e , e elcalce ide does no seem o cause ewe gas oin es inal symp oms despi e in a enous adminis a ion. In ou iew, e elcalce ide ep esen s a signi ican ad ance in he ea men o SHPT, ia be e con ol o PTH and FGF-23 le - els and imp o ed adhe ence. 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