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Study of Roxadustat Conversion in Participants Receiving Stable Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA) or as Initial Anemia Treatment in Chronic Dialysis Participants

A Phase 3b Multicenter, Open-Label Single Arm Study of Roxadustat: Either as Conversion From a Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (CERA), or as Initial Anemia Treatment in Hemodialysis (HD) Patients - DENALI Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04410198
Enrollment
203
Registered
2020-06-01
Start date
2020-05-26
Completion date
2021-10-11
Last updated
2022-09-13

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Conditions

Anemia Associated With End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of Roxadustat dosing regimens among chronic dialysis participants converted from ESA therapy or who are ESA-naïve.

Interventions

DRUGRoxadustat

Roxadustat will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm description.

Sponsors

AstraZeneca
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Kyntra Bio
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving chronic dialysis for end stage renal disease (ESRD) * Vascular access must be a functioning native arteriovenous fistula or graft with adequate flow in the opinion of the investigator, or permanent tunneled catheter * Screening hemoglobin criteria (based on central lab value; measured within 10 days prior to initiating Roxadustat treatment: Participants converting from CERA: screening heamoglobin was between 9.0 to 12.0 g/dL; Participants initiating anemia treatment: \<10.0 g/dL * Ferritin ≥ 50 nanograms (ng)/milliliter (mL), Transferrin saturation (TSAT) ≥ 10% at screening * Participant's alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) are ≤3 x upper limit of normal (ULN), and total bilirubin (TBL) is ≤1.5 x ULN at screening and prior to initiating roxadustat treatment. * Body weight between 45.0 to 160.0 kg Key

Exclusion criteria

* Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion within 4 weeks prior to enrollment * Known history of myelodysplastic syndrome or multiple myeloma * Known hereditary hematologic disease or other known causes for anemia other than chronic kidney disease (CKD) * Known chronic inflammatory disease that is determined by the investigator to be the primary cause of anemia * Active or chronic gastrointestinal bleeding * Treated with iron-chelating agents within 4 weeks prior to enrollment * History of New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure * History of myocardial infarction (MI), acute coronary syndrome, stroke, seizure, or a thrombotic/thromboembolic event (excluding vascular dialysis access stenosis/thrombosis) within 12 weeks prior to enrollment * Uncontrolled hypertension, in the opinion of the Investigator * Diagnosis or suspicion of renal cell carcinoma as shown on renal imaging performed within 24 weeks prior to enrollment * History of malignancy, except for cancers determined to be cured or in remission for ≥2 years, curatively resected basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers, cervical cancer in situ, or resected colonic polyps

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Mean Hb Value ≥10 g/dLWeek 16 through Week 24Percentage of participants with mean Hb value ≥10 g/dL, averaged from Week 16 through Week 24 has been reported. 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated based on the normal approximation to the binomial distribution.
Mean Hb Change From Baseline to Average Hb From Weeks 16-24Baseline, Weeks 16-24Baseline Hb was defined as the mean of available central laboratory Hb values prior to first dose of study medication including the predose Hb value collected on Day 1. Missing data was imputed using Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) imputation model.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Roxadustat
Participants received roxadustat as an oral tablet, TIW for up to a maximum of 24 weeks. If a participant required roxadustat \<60 mg/week to maintain Hb levels, the dose frequency was reduced in a stepwise manner, for example, to BIW, and then QW. For participants converted from CERA, the initial roxadustat dose was based on the average prescribed CERA dose in the last 8 weeks prior to conversion. For participants with \<6 weeks of prior CERA use, the initial roxadustat dose was based on a 2-tiered, weight-based dosing scheme. Dose adjustment evaluations were made every 4 weeks and doses were titrated based on Hb level and rate of Hb change. The prescribed dose did not exceed the maximum allowable dose of 3.0 mg/kg/dose or 400 mg per dose, whichever was lower.
203
Total203

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event4
Overall StudyDeath10
Overall StudyKidney Transplant9
Overall StudyOther than specified1
Overall StudyPhysician Decision2
Overall StudyTransferred/Relocation4
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject7

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicRoxadustat
Age, Continuous58.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.13
Baseline Hb10.402 grams (g)/deciliter (dL)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.8159
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
168 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Asian
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Black or African American
84 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Other
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
White
105 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
85 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
118 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
10 / 203
other
Total, other adverse events
34 / 203
serious
Total, serious adverse events
52 / 203

Outcome results

Primary

Mean Hb Change From Baseline to Average Hb From Weeks 16-24

Baseline Hb was defined as the mean of available central laboratory Hb values prior to first dose of study medication including the predose Hb value collected on Day 1. Missing data was imputed using Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) imputation model.

Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 16-24

Population: The full analysis set included all enrolled participants who provided baseline Hb data and data for at least 1 postbaseline Hb time point.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
RoxadustatMean Hb Change From Baseline to Average Hb From Weeks 16-240.46 g/dLStandard Deviation 1.007
Primary

Percentage of Participants With Mean Hb Value ≥10 g/dL

Percentage of participants with mean Hb value ≥10 g/dL, averaged from Week 16 through Week 24 has been reported. 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated based on the normal approximation to the binomial distribution.

Time frame: Week 16 through Week 24

Population: The full analysis set included all enrolled participants who provided baseline Hb data and data for at least 1 postbaseline Hb time point.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
RoxadustatPercentage of Participants With Mean Hb Value ≥10 g/dL84.7 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026