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Cinacalcet Lowers Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Vasily Belozeroff,
William G. Goodman,
Lulu Ren,
Kamyar KalantarZadeh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03790808
Subject(s) - cinacalcet , medicine , urology , placebo , secondary hyperparathyroidism , hemodialysis , confidence interval , parathyroid hormone , alkaline phosphatase , dialysis , randomized controlled trial , post hoc analysis , hyperparathyroidism , gastroenterology , endocrinology , surgery , calcium , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme , alternative medicine
Studies suggest an association between elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (AP) and increased mortality in hemodialysis patients, but the effect of existing therapies on AP is not fully understood. We assessed the effects of cinacalcet on AP in a secondary analysis of controlled trial data.

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