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Roxadustat and hepatic erythropoetin production

The effect of roxadustat on erythropoietin production from liver among patients on long-term maintenance hemodialysis or patients with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1041210141
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-02-03
Start date
2022-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Renal anemia renal anemia, chronic kidney disease, roxadustat, erythropoietin

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Hamano Takayuki
Lead Sponsor
Murashima Miho
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hemodialysis patients age>=20 and 15 years receiving treatment with erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) requiring change from ESA to HIF-PH inhibitors for clinical reasons those who consent to participation to the research Patients with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease age>=20 and <95 receiving treatment with ESA requiring change from ESA to HIF-PH inhibitors for clinical reasons those who consent to participation to the research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with malignancy Those with deep venous thrombosis Hematologic malignancy including myelodysplastic syndrome Iron deficiency (transferrin saturation <20% or ferritin <100ng/mL) Active bleeding Liver dysfunction (Child Pugh class B or C) Diabetic proliferative retinopathy Those who were deemed to be ineligible by treating physicians

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of erythropoietin derived from kidneys or liver 1-2 week and 12 weeks after swithing from ESA to roxadustat

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients achieving target hemoglobin of 10-12g/dL 12 weeks after initiation of roxadustat, hemogloin, erythroferron, and hepcidin levels 12 weeks after initiation of roxadustat

Contacts

Public ContactMiho Murashima

Nagoya City University Hospital

mmurashi@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp+81-528587429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026