Etelcalcetide use during maintenance hemodialysis and incidence of parathyroidectomy after kidney transplantation

Introduction: Etelcalcetide is an i.v. calcimimetic agent, effectively reducing parathyroid hormone levels in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). The clinical impact of discontinuing etelcalcetide at the time of kidney transplantation is unknown. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patie...

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Autores: Delaey, Philippe, Devresse, Arnaud, Morelle, Johann, Faitatzidou, Danai, Iriarte, Miren, Kanaan, Nada, Buemi, Antoine, Mourad, Michel, Darius, Tom, Goffin, Eric, Jadoul, Michel, Labriola, Laura, CUSL Kidney Transplantation Network Collaborators
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/70813
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.04.004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chronic hemodialysis
Etelcalcetide
Hyperparathyroidism
Kidney transplantation
Mineral metabolism
Parathyroidectomy
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Sumario:Introduction: Etelcalcetide is an i.v. calcimimetic agent, effectively reducing parathyroid hormone levels in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). The clinical impact of discontinuing etelcalcetide at the time of kidney transplantation is unknown. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients on HD meeting predefined criteria who received a kidney transplant at our institution between January 1, 2015, and December 12, 2022. The incidence of parathyroidectomy and the evolution of calcium, phosphate, and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels after transplantation was analyzed according to the type of calcimimetic treatment before transplantation (cinacalcet vs. etelcalcetide vs. none). Results: Overall, 372 patients (aged 53 years; interquartile range [IQR]: 42-62 years) were included. At the time of transplantation, 35, 75, and 262 patients were under etelcalcetide, cinacalcet, or no calcimimetic, respectively. After 1064 (IQR: 367-1658) days, the incidences of parathyroidectomy in the etelcalcetide, cinacalcet, no calcimimetic groups were 29%, 12%, and 1%, respectively (P < 0.001). Etelcalcetide was associated with an increased incidence of parathyroidectomy after adjustment for age, sex, and HD vintage (hazard ratio [HR]: 97.0, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 19.1-493.9, P < 0.001). The incidence of parathyroidectomy was related to etelcalcetide dosage (6/11 [54.6%] in patients with ≥ 10 mg vs. 4/24 [16.7%] in patients with < 10 mg, P = 0.02). Moreover, peak calcium levels were higher (P < 0.001) and parathyroidectomy was performed earlier (median 80 vs. 480 days, P < 0.001) in the etelcalcetide compared with the cinacalcet group. Long-term graft function, graft loss, and mortality were similar. Conclusion: Etelcalcetide use during maintenance HD is associated with an increased incidence of early parathyroidectomy after transplantation compared to cinacalcet or no calcimimetic.