Roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney diseases: a meta-analysis

Autor: Shuai Xue, Li Zhang, Sensen Su, Jie Hou, Jia Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Aging (Albany NY)
ISSN: 1945-4589
Popis: Background: Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Treating renal anemia with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) or erythropoietin analogs is effective but has side effects. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of roxadustat in treating CKD-induced anemia. Methods: We searched publications online and conducted a meta-analysis and calculated relative risks with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dichotomous data and mean differences (MD) with 95% CIs for continuous data. Results: Of 110 articles, nine were included that contained 12 data sets and 11 randomized control trials on roxadustat. In the non-dialysis-dependent (NDD) high-dose/low-dose subgroups, the change in hemoglobin (Hb) levels was significantly higher in the roxadustat group than in the placebo group (P
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