Changes in fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in normophosphatemic patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3 treated with lanthanum carbonate: results of the PREFECT study, a phase 2a, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Pablo Ureña-Torres, Dominique Prié, Karim Keddad, Peter Preston, Paul Wilde, Hong Wan, J Brian Copley, Pablo Ureña-Torres, Dominique Prié, Karim Keddad, Peter Preston, Paul Wilde, Hong Wan, J Brian Copley

Abstract

Background: High levels of circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) are associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and high mortality. In the Phosphate Reduction Evaluation of FGF23 in Early CKD Treatment (PREFECT) study, we assessed the effect of reducing intestinal phosphate absorption using lanthanum carbonate on FGF23 levels in normophosphatemic patients with CKD stage 3.

Methods: Thirty-five individuals were randomized to lanthanum carbonate 3000 mg/day (n=23) or placebo (n=12) for 12 weeks. Levels of intact FGF23 (iFGF23), C-terminal FGF23, serum and urinary phosphate and calcium, intact parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were assessed.

Results: The median age was 65 years in the lanthanum group and 73 years in the placebo group; 58.8% and 41.7% were men, respectively. No significant difference was seen in mean iFGF23 between groups at week 12. There was, however, a transient reduction from baseline in iFGF23 in the lanthanum group at week 1, from 70.5 pg/ml to 51.9 pg/ml, which was not seen in the placebo group; this between-group difference in percentage change from baseline was significant in post hoc analyses (p=0.0102). Urinary phosphate decreased after 1 week of lanthanum treatment and remained low at week 12.

Conclusions: Reducing intestinal phosphate absorption with lanthanum carbonate did not lead to sustained reductions in iFGF23 in patients with CKD stage 3, although phosphaturia decreased. This suggests that factors other than phosphate burden may be responsible for driving increases in circulating FGF23 in patients with CKD.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01128179, 20 May 2010.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Study design and (B) population. Schedule of assessments: a = iFGF23, cFGF23, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1–25 dihydroxyvitamin D, bone-specific ALP, iPTH; b = eGFR; c = 24-h urinary phosphate, calcium creatinine and urea nitrogen; d = iGFR, ionized calcium, CrossLaps®; e = adverse events. ALP, alkaline phosphatase; cFGF23, C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; iFGF23, intact fibroblast growth factor 23; iGFR, iohexol glomerular filtration rate; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone.
Figure 2
Figure 2
iFGF23 and cFGF23 levels over time. (A) Mean iFGF23 levels, (B) LS mean percentage change from baseline in iFGF23 levels, (C) mean cFGF23 levels and (D) LS mean percentage change from baseline in cFGF23 levels. *p = 0.0102; **p < 0.05 vs placebo. Statistical significance was assessed using analysis of covariance. Lanthanum carbonate, n = 17; placebo n = 12. For cFGF23 (c and d) one patient was missing from the placebo group at week 1. (A) and (C) show mean values ± standard deviation; (B) and (D) show LS mean ± standard error. cFGF23, C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23; iFGF23, intact fibroblast growth factor 23; LS, least-squares.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Changes in phosphate and calcium levels throughout the study. (A) Serum phosphate, (B) 24-h urinary phosphate excretion, (C) serum total calcium, (D) serum calcium × phosphate product, (E) 24-h urinary calcium excretion and (F) estimated daily dietary phosphate intake. Graphs show mean values ± standard deviation. LC, lanthanum carbonate; PBO, placebo.

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