Overview
This trial is an investigator-initiated, multi-center, randomized (1:1), open-label, active-controlled, pragmatic study of the safety of vadadustat administered three times per week for the treatment of anemia in in-center hemodialysis patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD). This study will obtain long-term safety data in a large sample of subjects receiving in-center hemodialysis to support adoption of three times per week vadadustat dosing.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
- Receiving outpatient in-center hemodialysis at least three times per week for end-stage kidney disease.
- Currently prescribed or eligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agent based on approved facility policy
- Understands the procedures and requirements of the study and provides written informed consent and authorization for protected health information disclosure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication to receive vadadustat or any of its known constituents per USPI.
- Cirrhosis or active, acute liver disease. Concomitant use of any hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl-hydroxylases or OAT1/OAT3 inhibitors (probenacid, rifampicin, gemfibrozil, or teriflunomide).
- Unable to comply with study requirements or in the opinion of a healthcare provider or a member of the central study team, not clinically stable to participate in the study.
- Pregnant at time of consent (per subject self-report).