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Anemia is a common disease sequela of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that can worsen and complicate the bidirectional disease continuum between CKD and cardiovascular disease. Anemia in CKD can be treated, which can extend the lives of patients with CKD, reduce hospitalizations, and improve quality of life. However, anemia in CKD is persistently undermanaged because current treatments are in and of themselves linked with increased risk for major cardiovascular events. They are also injectable or intravenous and definitely invasive, which no doubt limits patient acceptance.
Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHIs) are a novel class of small-molecule oral drugs in late-phase development and under review by the FDA that are poised to provide an alternative treatment paradigm for patients with CKD-related anemia. Physicians and other clinicians who manage patients with anemia in CKD will need to be familiar with these novel agents and the data supporting their use in appropriately selected patients.
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA
Nephrologist
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Senior Associate Dean
Postgraduate Medical Education
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Kirsten L. Johansen, MD
Chief of Nephrology
Hennepin Healthcare
Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This educational activity has been designed for nephrologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists, and internal medicine physicians involved in the management of patients with CKD.
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Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA
Chair, Editorial Board: Nephrology Times
Consultant: Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Zydus
Kirsten L. Johansen, MD
Advisory Boards: Akebia, GlaxoSmithKline, Vifor Pharma
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