TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating targets and costs of treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism in incident dialysis patients
T2 - The FARO-2 study
AU - Roggeri, Daniela Paola
AU - Cozzolino, Mario
AU - Mazzaferro, Sandro
AU - Brancaccio, Diego
AU - Paoletti, Ernesto
AU - Roggeri, Alessandro
AU - Costanzo, Anna Maria
AU - Paparatti, Umberto di Luzio
AU - Festa, Vincenzo
AU - Messa, Piergiorgio
PY - 2014/12/16
Y1 - 2014/12/16
N2 - Results: Two prominent treatment groups were identified, ie, one on oral calcitriol (n=105) and the other on intravenous paricalcitol (n=33); the intravenous calcitriol and intravenous paricalcitol + cinacalcet combination groups were not analyzed due to low patient numbers. At baseline, serum PTH levels were significantly higher in the intravenous paricalcitol group (PConclusion: Intravenous paricalcitol significantly increased the percentage of patients at target for the combined endpoint of PTH, calcium, and phosphate (P=0.001). The total cost of treatment for the patients treated with intravenous paricalcitol 6 months after entry to dialysis was not significantly higher than the cost for patients treated with oral calcitriol.Background: The aim of this analysis was to estimate biochemical parameters and the costs of treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in a subpopulation of the FARO-2 study.Methods: The FARO-2 observational study aimed at evaluating the patterns of treatment for SHPT in naïve hemodialysis patients. Data related to pharmacological treatments and biochemical parameters (parathyroid hormone [PTH], calcium, phosphate) were recorded at entry to hemodialysis (baseline) and 6 months later (second survey). The analysis was performed from the Italian National Health Service perspective.
AB - Results: Two prominent treatment groups were identified, ie, one on oral calcitriol (n=105) and the other on intravenous paricalcitol (n=33); the intravenous calcitriol and intravenous paricalcitol + cinacalcet combination groups were not analyzed due to low patient numbers. At baseline, serum PTH levels were significantly higher in the intravenous paricalcitol group (PConclusion: Intravenous paricalcitol significantly increased the percentage of patients at target for the combined endpoint of PTH, calcium, and phosphate (P=0.001). The total cost of treatment for the patients treated with intravenous paricalcitol 6 months after entry to dialysis was not significantly higher than the cost for patients treated with oral calcitriol.Background: The aim of this analysis was to estimate biochemical parameters and the costs of treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in a subpopulation of the FARO-2 study.Methods: The FARO-2 observational study aimed at evaluating the patterns of treatment for SHPT in naïve hemodialysis patients. Data related to pharmacological treatments and biochemical parameters (parathyroid hormone [PTH], calcium, phosphate) were recorded at entry to hemodialysis (baseline) and 6 months later (second survey). The analysis was performed from the Italian National Health Service perspective.
KW - Cost consequences analysis
KW - Outcomes
KW - Secondary hyperparathyroidism
KW - SHPT treatments
KW - Therapeutic costs
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U2 - 10.2147/IJNRD.S72011
DO - 10.2147/IJNRD.S72011
M3 - Article
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease
JF - International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease
SN - 1178-7058
ER -