title: Cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism in children with end-stage renal disease.
abstract: The efficacy and acceptability of cinacalcet for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) was assessed in seven pediatric patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presenting with inadequately controlled SHPT despite conventional management. Patients received daily treatment with cinacalcet (dosage 0.25 mg/kg body weight) for a total of 4 weeks. Within 4 h after application of the first dose, median levels of serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) had decreased from 932 pg/ml (range 511-1,938 pg/ml) to 584 pg/ml (88-937 pg/ml), and final pre-dose values after 4 weeks were 199 pg/ml (121-940 pg/ml; each P < 0.05 versus baseline). Median concentrations of serum calcium (Ca) decreased within 4 h of the first administration, from 2.56 mmol/l to 2.38 mmol/l, returning to 2.58 mmol/l at 24 h, and they remained slightly decreased compared to baseline values thereafter (each P < 0.05 versus baseline). Both the median levels of serum phosphorus (P) and the Ca x P ion product decreased significantly during the 4-week period. Cinacalcet was well tolerated and without drug-related adverse effects. Thus, even with approximately half of the dose usually given to adult dialysis patients, PTH and the Ca x P ion product were markedly reduced in pediatric ESRD patients presenting with inadequately controlled SHPT. Therefore, our results support the initiation of a randomized, controlled, long-term trial in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany. jutta.muscheites@uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: Jutta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muscheites
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wigger
authors.forename: Erdmute
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Drueckler
authors.forename: Dagmar-Christiane
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Guenther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kundt
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haffner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000069449:Cinacalcet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; C470125:PTH protein, human; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium; D000069449:Cinacalcet