Figure 2.

Estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving AST-120 6 g/day plus conventional treatment (n = 231) or conventional treatment alone (n = 229) for 56 weeks.26

Reprinted with permission from Akizawa T, Asano Y, Morita S, et al; CAP-KD Study Group. Effect of a carbonaceous oral adsorbent on the progression of CKD: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009;54(3):459–467.26 © 2009 Elsevier and the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.