Study in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Not on Dialysis

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of lanthanum carbonate 750 to 2,250 mg in Japanese Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3, 4 and 5 subjects not on dialysis.

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

2011-11

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper LC produced a significantly greater reduction in serum phosphate level compared with placebo after 8 weeks of treatment (difference, 0.97 (95% CI: 0.58, 1.37) mg/ dL; p < 0.0001). PMID 25079863 ↗

Publications

• Natale P, Green SC, Ruospo M, Craig JC, Vecchio M, Elder GJ, Strippoli GF. Phosphate binders for preventing and treating chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Jun 27;6(6):CD006023. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006023.pub4.
• Takahara Y, Matsuda Y, Takahashi S, Shigematsu T; Lanthanum Carbonate Study Group. Efficacy and safety of lanthanum carbonate in pre-dialysis CKD patients with hyperphosphatemia: a randomized trial. Clin Nephrol. 2014 Sep;82(3):181-90. doi: 10.5414/cn108269.

Drugs

Indications