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SHPT is a common and serious co-morbidity that develops relatively early in the course of
CKD, worsens with declining kidney function, and is associated with serious complications
in children on dialysis. Children on dialysis experience a wide spectrum of bone
abnormalities and growth retardation, in addition to increased risk for cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality that manifests early in their adulthood. Traditional therapies
for SHPT (eg, vitamin D sterols) are widely used in the pediatric dialysis population,
and have the potential to aggravate complications of the disease by increasing serum
calcium (Ca), serum phosphorus, and serum Ca times serum phosphorus product.
Etelcalcetide has been shown to be safe and efficacious in treating adult CKD patients
with SHPT by simultaneously controlling intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), Ca, and
phosphorus and has recently been approved for use in adult patients with SHPT treated
with hemodialysis in both the United States and Europe. Although no previous studies have
been conducted in pediatric patients with etelcalcetide (one single dose pharmacokinetic
[PK] study is currently ongoing),Amgen anticipates minimal to moderate risk with a
possibility of direct benefit to the pediatric subjects (age 28 days to 18 years) in this
study. The burden of complications of SHPT in the pediatric dialysis population and the
limitations of current standard therapy, underscore the need for studies of etelcalcetide
in these patients to address this unmet medical need and inform the pediatric nephrology
community of the potential use of etelcalcetide in children on hemodialysis with critical
safety and efficacy data.
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