Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Etelcalcetide, a Novel Calcimimetic for Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis.
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Etelcalcetide, a Novel Calcimimetic for Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis.
J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Mar 13;:
Authors: Wu B, Melhem M, Subramanian R, Chen P, Jaramilla Sloey B, Fouqueray B, Hock MB, Skiles GL, Chow AT, Lee E
Abstract
Etelcalcetide, a d-amino acid peptide, is an intravenous calcimimetic approved for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Etelcalcetide binds the calcium-sensing receptor and increases its sensitivity to extracellular calcium, thereby decreasing secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by chief cells. Etelcalcetide and its low-molecular-weight transformation products are rapidly cleared by renal excretion in healthy subjects, but clearance is substantially reduced and dependent on hemodialysis in end-stage renal disease. The effective half-life is 3-5 days in patients undergoing hemodialysis 3 times a week. A clinical study using a single microtracer intravenous dose of [14 C]etelcalcetide indicated that 60% of the administered dose was eliminated in dialysate. Etelcalcetide undergoes reversible disulfide exchange with serum albumin to form a serum albumin peptide conjugate that is too large (67 kDa) to be dialyzed, until a subsequent exchange forms etelcalcetide or a low-molecular-weight transformation product. This exchange from albumin is apparent after hemodialysis, when it partially...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Wu B, Melhem M, Subramanian R, Chen P, Jaramilla Sloey B, Fouqueray B, Hock MB, Skiles GL, Chow AT, Lee E Tags: J Clin Pharmacol Source Type: research
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