Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials

Abstract Aims Iron deficiency is a common finding among patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with adverse outcomes, including decreased quality of life, increased risk of hospitalization, and decreased survival. Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) has been shown to improve outcomes...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe MC Rosano, Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Ewa A. Jankowska
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14286
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Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh
Ewa A. Jankowska
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description Abstract Aims Iron deficiency is a common finding among patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with adverse outcomes, including decreased quality of life, increased risk of hospitalization, and decreased survival. Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) has been shown to improve outcomes among patients with HF and concomitant iron deficiency, but FCM is associated with an increased risk of hypophosphataemia. We aimed to better characterize this risk among HF populations. Methods and results This pooled analysis examined data from 41 studies of adults with iron deficiency across disease states and therapeutic areas. Among the 7931 patients treated with FCM available for analysis, 14% made up the HF subgroup. Additional subgroups included women's health (36%), non–dialysis‐dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD‐CKD; 27%), haemodialysis‐dependent chronic kidney disease (HD‐CKD; 1%), gastrointestinal (10%), neurology (3%), and other (10%). The incidence of post‐baseline moderate or severe hypophosphataemia (i.e. serum phosphate [PO43−] level <2.0 mg/dL) varied across the therapeutic areas, with the lowest incidences observed in the HD‐CKD (0%), HF (8.1%), and NDD‐CKD (12.8%) subgroups. The prevalence of moderate or severe hypophosphataemia among the women's health, other, gastrointestinal, and neurology subgroups was 30.1%, 40.6%, 51.0%, and 55.6%, respectively. In the HF subgroup, one patient (<0.1%) had a serum PO43− of <1.0 mg/dL recorded, compared with 4.8% and 4.0% of the subjects in the neurology and gastrointestinal groups, respectively. With the exception of the HD‐CKD subgroup, mean serum PO43− levels decreased through weeks 2 to 4, and then returned toward baseline and plateaued by week 8. The strongest predictor of hypophosphataemia was preserved kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate: >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 vs. <30 mL/min/1.73 m2; odds ratio: 12.2). Among patients in the HF subgroup, the incidence of treatment‐emergent adverse events potentially related to hypophosphataemia (e.g. cardiac failure, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, fatigue, muscle weakness, bone pain, neurological symptoms, and muscle pain) was lower among FCM‐treated patients than among those receiving placebo, and lower among patients with a post‐baseline PO43− <2 mg/dL vs. those not meeting such criteria. Conclusions The risk of laboratory‐assessed hypophosphataemia in HF patients treated with FCM was lower than that seen in patients in other therapeutic areas treated with FCM, and clinical events associated with hypophosphataemia are uncommon with FCM therapy in this population. Appropriate monitoring, particularly soon after administration in the unlikely event of repeated dosing in HF patients, will allow for further refinement of management strategies. [Correction added on 24 February 2023, after first online publication: In the preceding sentence, “…administration, will allow…” has been corrected to “…administration in the unlikely event of repeated dosing in HF patients, will allow…” in this version.]
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spelling doaj.art-9c503788dd1847b79fbd01eb5d2d8a2e2023-03-29T11:45:21ZengWileyESC Heart Failure2055-58222023-04-011021294130410.1002/ehf2.14286Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trialsGiuseppe MC Rosano0Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh1Ewa A. Jankowska2Department of Medical Sciences IRCCS San Raffaele Roma Rome ItalyDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation University of California Irvine California USAInstitute of Heart Diseases Wrocław Medical University Wrocław PolandAbstract Aims Iron deficiency is a common finding among patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with adverse outcomes, including decreased quality of life, increased risk of hospitalization, and decreased survival. Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) has been shown to improve outcomes among patients with HF and concomitant iron deficiency, but FCM is associated with an increased risk of hypophosphataemia. We aimed to better characterize this risk among HF populations. Methods and results This pooled analysis examined data from 41 studies of adults with iron deficiency across disease states and therapeutic areas. Among the 7931 patients treated with FCM available for analysis, 14% made up the HF subgroup. Additional subgroups included women's health (36%), non–dialysis‐dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD‐CKD; 27%), haemodialysis‐dependent chronic kidney disease (HD‐CKD; 1%), gastrointestinal (10%), neurology (3%), and other (10%). The incidence of post‐baseline moderate or severe hypophosphataemia (i.e. serum phosphate [PO43−] level <2.0 mg/dL) varied across the therapeutic areas, with the lowest incidences observed in the HD‐CKD (0%), HF (8.1%), and NDD‐CKD (12.8%) subgroups. The prevalence of moderate or severe hypophosphataemia among the women's health, other, gastrointestinal, and neurology subgroups was 30.1%, 40.6%, 51.0%, and 55.6%, respectively. In the HF subgroup, one patient (<0.1%) had a serum PO43− of <1.0 mg/dL recorded, compared with 4.8% and 4.0% of the subjects in the neurology and gastrointestinal groups, respectively. With the exception of the HD‐CKD subgroup, mean serum PO43− levels decreased through weeks 2 to 4, and then returned toward baseline and plateaued by week 8. The strongest predictor of hypophosphataemia was preserved kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate: >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 vs. <30 mL/min/1.73 m2; odds ratio: 12.2). Among patients in the HF subgroup, the incidence of treatment‐emergent adverse events potentially related to hypophosphataemia (e.g. cardiac failure, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, fatigue, muscle weakness, bone pain, neurological symptoms, and muscle pain) was lower among FCM‐treated patients than among those receiving placebo, and lower among patients with a post‐baseline PO43− <2 mg/dL vs. those not meeting such criteria. Conclusions The risk of laboratory‐assessed hypophosphataemia in HF patients treated with FCM was lower than that seen in patients in other therapeutic areas treated with FCM, and clinical events associated with hypophosphataemia are uncommon with FCM therapy in this population. Appropriate monitoring, particularly soon after administration in the unlikely event of repeated dosing in HF patients, will allow for further refinement of management strategies. [Correction added on 24 February 2023, after first online publication: In the preceding sentence, “…administration, will allow…” has been corrected to “…administration in the unlikely event of repeated dosing in HF patients, will allow…” in this version.]https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14286HypophosphataemiaFerric carboxymaltoseHeart failureIntravenousChronic kidney disease
spellingShingle Giuseppe MC Rosano
Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh
Ewa A. Jankowska
Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials
ESC Heart Failure
Hypophosphataemia
Ferric carboxymaltose
Heart failure
Intravenous
Chronic kidney disease
title Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials
title_full Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials
title_fullStr Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials
title_full_unstemmed Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials
title_short Hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure: A pooled analysis of clinical trials
title_sort hypophosphataemia risk associated with ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure a pooled analysis of clinical trials
topic Hypophosphataemia
Ferric carboxymaltose
Heart failure
Intravenous
Chronic kidney disease
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14286
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