Effect of cinacalcet on cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing dialysis

Chertow, Glenn M;Block, Geoffrey A;Correa-Rotter, Ricardo;Drüeke, Tilman B;Jadoul, Michel;et.al.
(2012) The New England journal of medicine — Vol. 367, n° 26, p. 2482-2494 (2012)

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  • Block, Geoffrey A
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  • Correa-Rotter, Ricardo
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Abstract
In an unadjusted intention-to-treat analysis, cinacalcet did not significantly reduce the risk of death or major cardiovascular events in patients with moderate-to-severe secondary hyperparathyroidism who were undergoing dialysis. (Funded by Amgen; EVOLVE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00345839.).
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Chertow, G. M., Block, G. A., Correa-Rotter, R., Drüeke, T. B., Floege, J., Goodman, W. G., Herzog, C. A., Kubo, Y., London, G. M., Mahaffey, K. W., Mix, T. C. H., Moe, S. M., Trotman, M.-L., Wheeler, D. C., Parfrey, P. S., & EVOLVE Trial Investigator. (2012). Effect of cinacalcet on cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing dialysis. The New England journal of medicine, 367(26), 2482-2494. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1205624 (Original work published 2012)