Long-term clinical practice experience with cinacalcet for treatment of hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism after kidney transplantation

Biomed Res Int. 2015:2015:292654. doi: 10.1155/2015/292654. Epub 2015 Mar 10.

Abstract

Within this prospective, open-label, self-controlled study, we evaluated the long-term effects of the calcimimetic cinacalcet on calcium and phosphate homeostasis in 44 kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism by comparing biochemical parameters of mineral metabolism between pre- and posttreatment periods. Results are described as mean differences (95% CIs) between pre- and posttreatment medians that summarize all repeated measurements of a parameter of interest between the date of initial hypercalcemia and cinacalcet initiation (median of 1.6 (IQR: 0.6-3.8) years) and up to four years after treatment start, respectively. Cinacalcet was initiated after 1.8 (0.8-4.7) years posttransplant and maintained for 6.2 (3.9-7.6) years. It significantly decreased total serum calcium (-0.30 (-0.34 to -0.26) mmol/L, P < 0.001) and parathyroid hormone levels (-79 (-103 to -55) pg/mL, P < 0.001). Serum levels of inorganic phosphate (Pi) and renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate to glomerular filtration rate (TmP/GFR) increased simultaneously (Pi: 0.19 (0.15-0.23) mmol/L, P < 0.001, TmP/GFR: 0.20 (0.16-0.23) mmol/L, P < 0.001). In summary, cinacalcet effectively controlled hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism in KTRs in the long-term and increased low Pi levels without causing hyperphosphatemia, pointing towards a novel indication for the use of cinacalcet in KTRs.

Publication types

  • Clinical Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Cinacalcet / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia / blood
  • Hypercalcemia / drug therapy*
  • Hyperparathyroidism / blood
  • Hyperparathyroidism / drug therapy*
  • Kidney / drug effects
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Kidney Transplantation / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood
  • Phosphates / blood
  • Prospective Studies

Substances

  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Phosphates
  • Calcium
  • Cinacalcet