Publications by authors named "Mark T Houser"
Background And Objectives: We evaluated the efficacy and cardiovascular safety of roxadustat versus placebo by analyzing data pooled from three phase 3 studies of roxadustat in patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD and CKD-related anemia.
Design, Setting, Participants, & Measurements: In the three phase 3, double-blind studies of roxadustat versus placebo evaluating the treatment of CKD-related anemia in patients not requiring dialysis, the primary efficacy end point was mean change from baseline in hemoglobin averaged over weeks 28-52, regardless of rescue therapy. The primary cardiovascular safety end point was a composite measure of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE; all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke).
Introduction: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are associated with increased cardiovascular risk when higher doses are used toward higher hematocrit targets. Patients new to dialysis are at higher risk for morbidity and mortality. Systematic evaluation of this population was predefined in the roxadustat clinical development program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Current anemia therapies for patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD may require injection and medical visits. Roxadustat, an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, stimulates erythropoiesis and improves iron homeostasis.
Methods: In this double-blind phase 3 study, we randomized patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD stages 3-5 and hemoglobin <10.
Background: Patients undergoing cardiac surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump) have a high risk for acute kidney injury (AKI). We tested ABT-719, a novel α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone analog, for prevention of AKI in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
Methods And Results: This phase 2b randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial included adult patients with stable renal function undergoing high-risk on-pump cardiac surgery in the United States and Denmark.