The Effect of Etelcalcetide on CKD-MBD (Parsabiv-MBD)

The Effect of Etelcalcetide on Bone-tissue Properties and Calcification Propensity in End Stage Kidney Disease

The proposed study will investigate the effects of etelcalcetide on the bone and blood-vessel health in patients with CKD-MBD. The investigators will test if etelcalcetide makes bone and blood-vessels healthier. The study hypotheses are that are that etelcalcetide keeps bones strong and lowers the risk of calcium deposits in blood vessels. In Aim 1, the investigators will test if 9-months of treatment with etelcalcetide improves bone strength in twenty ESKD patients with hyperparathyroidism (HPT) by bone biopsy. In Aim 2, the investigators will test if 9-months of treatment with etelcalcetide decreases serum propensity to calcify blood vessels. The potential significance of this study is to provide first-time data on the ability of etelcalcetide to protect bone and blood-vessel health in patients with ESKD.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Vascular Calcification; Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder; Hyperparathyroidism; Secondary, Renal; Renal Osteodystrophy
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Etelcalcetide

Detailed Description

Chronic kidney disease - mineral and bone disease (CKD-MBD) is a disorder of bone and mineral metabolism in patients with CKD. When kidney function is poor, levels of vitamin D, phosphate and parathyroid hormone become abnormal and patients are at risk for bone disease and fractures (renal osteodystrophy) and the deposition of calcium in blood vessels and muscles. CKD-MBD increases the risk of fractures, heart attacks, strokes, and death. Treatment of CKD-MBD is focused on lowering levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by giving vitamin D and lowering levels of phosphorous by giving phosphate binders. In patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD), target levels of PTH recommended by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines are in the range of 2-9 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) for the PTH assay. In many cases, in patients with long-standing ESKD, the parathyroid gland may no longer respond to treatment with vitamin D and phosphate lowering. In these cases, treatment with a calcimimetic, a medicine that increases the sensitivity of the parathyroid gland to serum levels of calcium, can restore PTH levels to goal.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 22
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Thomas L Nickolas, MD,MS; Phone Number: 212-305-9847; Email: tln2001@cumc.columbia.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Mariana Bucovsky, MHA; Email: mb3523@cumc.columbia.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

For All Aims:

1. Patient has provided informed consent.
2. Patient is 18 years of age or older.
3. Patient must be receiving maintenance hemodialysis for at least 3 months, with adequate hemodialysis with a delivered Kt/V 1.2 or urea reduction ratio (URR) 65% within 4 weeks prior to screening laboratory assessments.
4. Dialysate calcium concentration must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening laboratory assessments.
5. Patient must have severe HPT as defined by two laboratory screening pre-dialysis serum PTH values >9-times ULN for the PTH assay, measured on two consecutive monthly lab checks prior to entering the study.

6. The patient has an uncontrolled PTH defined by KDIGO as a PTH greater than 9 times the upper limit of normal of the assay (720 pg/mL for Rogosin):

   AND one of the following:

   • The patient has never been on cinacalcet OR,
   • The patient received daily cinacalcet for less than 3 months and has been off cinacalcet for at least 3 months prior to enrollment OR ,
   • The patient received daily cinacalcet for more than 3 months and has been off cinacalcet for at least 6 months prior to enrollment OR,
   • The patient received a modified dose of three times weekly cinacalcet and has been off cinacalcet for at least one month prior to enrollment.
7. Scheduled to receive etelcalcetide for the treatment of HPT per standard of care.
8. If receiving vitamin D sterols, patient must have had no more than a maximum dose change of 50% within the 4 weeks prior to screening laboratory assessments, remain stable through randomization, and be expected to maintain stable doses for the duration of the study, except for adjustments allowed per protocol*.
9. Patient must have one screening pre-dialysis serum Ca laboratory value at least at the lower limit of normal for the assay measured within 4 weeks prior to entering the study.
10. A patient receiving calcium supplements must have had no more than a maximum dose change of 50% within 2 weeks prior to screening laboratory assessments and remain stable throughout the study, except for adjustments allowed per protocol*.
11. A patient receiving phosphate binders must have had no more than a maximum dose change of 50% within the 2 weeks prior to screening laboratory assessments, remain stable through, and be expected to maintain stable dose for the duration of the study, except for adjustments allowed per protocol*.
12. The treating physician considers the etelcalcetide dose and timing points described in this protocol as acceptable/optimal for their patient.
13. Female patients must be willing to use highly effective contraception during the study and for 3 months after the last dose of etelcalcetide (unless postmenopausal or surgically sterilized).

For Aim 1:

1. Total alkaline phosphatase ≥ the upper tertile of the reference range for the assay

Exclusion Criteria:

For All Aims:

1. Currently receiving treatment in an investigational device or drug study, or less than 30 days since ending treatment on an investigational device or drug study(s).
2. Currently receiving investigational procedures while participating in this study.
3. Patient with controlled PTH as defined by KDIGO as a PTH of 2 to 9 times the upper limit of normal of the assay.
4. Patients has received a bisphosphonate, denosumab or teriparatide during the 12 months prior to screening.
5. Anticipated or scheduled parathyroidectomy during the study period.
6. Patient has received a parathyroidectomy within 6 months prior to dosing.
7. Scheduled kidney transplant during the study period or anticipated living donor evaluation within three months of recruitment
8. Patient has an unstable medical condition based on medical history, physical examination, and routine laboratory tests, or is otherwise unstable in the judgment of the Investigator.
9. Bilateral lower extremity amputations or non-ambulatory
10. Metabolic bone diseases not related to the kidney (i.e., Pagets, Osteogenesis Imprefecta)
11. Untreated hyperthyroidism or hypoparathyroidism
12. Malignancy within the last 5 years (except non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ).
13. Patient is pregnant or nursing.
14. Patient likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures to the best of the patient and Investigator's knowledge.
15. Weight >300 pounds

For Aim 1 (Bone biopsy):

1. Allergy to tetracycline or demeclocycline.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Study Participant; Every study participant will receive etelcalcetide prescribed by their treating physician for the duration of the study.	Drug: Etelcalcetide; Administered intravenously at the end of each dialysis session. Dosing ranges from 5 mg to 15 mg set by the patient's physician.; Other Names: Parsabiv

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percent Change in PTH Levels	Mean percent change in parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels will be calculated.	Baseline and 9 months
Change in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) of the Femoral Neck by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)	To test if 9-months of treatment with etelcalcetide changes femoral neck areal BMD, a change in age and sex adjusted Z-Score will be calculated from baseline to 9 months. A Z-Score of zero represent the population mean and higher Z-Scores indicate a better outcome.	Baseline and 9 months
Propensity as Measured by T50	The propensity to calcify soft tissues will be measured by T50 for 9 months of treatment. T50 is a novel serum-based marker that assesses the propensity of calcification in serum. Shorter T50 indicates greater propensity to calcify.	9 months
Percent Change in Mean Hardness	Hardness will be measured by Ramen nano-indentation and mineralization measured by histomorphometry obtained (in GPa).	Baseline and 9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) of the Spine by DXA	To test if 9-months of treatment with etelcalcetide improves spine BMD, a change in age and sex adjusted Z-Score will be calculated from baseline to 9 months. A Z-Score of zero represent the population mean and higher Z-Scores indicate a better outcome.	Baseline and 9 months
Change in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) of Total Hip by DXA	To test if 9-months of treatment with etelcalcetide improves total hip BMD, the change in age and sex adjusted Z-Score will be calculated from baseline to 9 months. A Z-Score of zero represent the population mean and higher Z-Scores indicate a better outcome.	Baseline and 9 months
Change in Bone Formation Rate	A quadruple label method will be used to assess effects of etelcalcetide on the bone formation rate. A tetracycline double label will be used pre-etelcalcetide and a declomycin double label will be used post-etelcalcetide in a protocol that administers label 3-days on, 12-days interlude, 3-days on. A single bone biopsy will be performed 1 to 10 days after completion of the second double label. Biopsy cores will be placed into 70% ethanol then serially dehydrated and embedded in methyl methacrylate. Four-micron thick sections will be cut and left unstained for dynamic histomorphometry. A region of interest including all trabecular bone and excluding cortical bone will be analyzed separately for each tetracycline or declomycin label. Standard analysis techniques will be used to measure single, double and no labelled surfaces and distances between the two labels of each fluorescence. Standard calculations of the bone formation rate/bone surface (um3/um2/year) will be made.	Baseline and 9 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Thomas Nickolas, MD MS
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Thomas Nickolas, MD, MS, Columbia University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 6, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 19, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): November 19, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): May 23, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 21, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Kidney disease; Bone disease; Etelcalcetide; Parsabiv
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Metabolic Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Disease Attributes; Renal Insufficiency; Nutrition Disorders; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Parathyroid Diseases; Avitaminosis; Deficiency Diseases; Malnutrition; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Calcium Metabolism Disorders; Rickets; Vitamin D Deficiency; Chronic Disease; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Hyperparathyroidism; Bone Diseases; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary; Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder; Calcinosis; Vascular Calcification
• Other Study ID Numbers: AAAR6244

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No