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. 2018 Feb 1;28(1):10–22. doi: 10.1089/nat.2017.0693

Table 7.

Incidence of Abnormal Renal Test Results in Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 or Phase 3 Population by Dose Group

Phase 2 or phase 3 RCT     2MOE ASO dose (mg/week)
Event, n (%), confirmeda Placebo (N = 642) Total ASO (N = 1,366) >0–75 (N = 76) >75–175 (N = 175) >175–275 (N = 793) >275–375 (N = 225) >375–475 (N = 85) >475 (N = 12)
Serum chemistries
 Creatinine (mg/dL), n 637 1,344 76 175 773 224 84 12
  ≥0.3 mg/dL (26.5 μM) increase from baseline or ≥1.5 × baseline 11 (1.7) 32 (2.4) 2 (2.6) 3 (1.7) 20 (2.6) 5 (2.2) 2 (2.4) 0
  ≥2 × baseline 0 1 (0.1)b 0 0 0 0 1 (1.2)b 0
 eGFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2), n 637 1,343 76 175 772 224 84 12
  <60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 22 (3.5) 62 (4.6) 2 (2.6) 4 (2.3) 43 (5.6) 9 (4.0) 4 (4.8) 0
  <30 mL/min per 1.73 m2 0 1 (0.1) 0 0 1 (0.1) 0 0 0
 BUN (mg/dL), n 637 1,344 76 175 773 224 84 12
  ≥2 × ULN or baseline if >ULN 1 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 0 0 0 0 1 (1.2) 0
 Albumin (g/dL), n 637 1,344 76 175 773 224 84 12
  <LLN, or baseline if <LLN 4 (0.6) 8 (0.6) 0 1 (0.6) 2 (0.3) 3 (1.3) 1 (1.2) 1 (8.3)
  <2.5 g/dL 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 0 1 (0.1) 0 1 (1.2) 0
Serum electrolytes
 Potassium (mEq/L), n 637 1,342 76 175 771 224 84 12
  <LLN or baseline if <LLN 11 (1.7) 17 (1.3) 1 (1.3) 4 (2.3) 9 (1.2) 1 (0.4) 2 (2.4) 0
  <3.0 mM 1 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 0 1 (0.1) 0 1 (1.2) 0
  >ULN or baseline if >ULN 31 (4.9) 71 (5.3) 11 (14.5) 6 (3.4) 43 (5.6) 4 (1.8) 3 (3.6) 4 (33.3)
  >5.5 mM 5 (0.8) 13 (1.0) 3 (3.9) 1 (0.6) 7 (0.9) 1 (0.4) 0 1 (8.3)
 Sodium (mEq/L), n 637 1,344 76 175 773 224 84 12
  <LLN or baseline if <LLN 33 (5.2) 42 (3.1)* 5 (6.6) 2 (1.1) 24 (3.1) 6 (2.7) 4 (4.8) 1 (8.3)
  <130 mM 1 (0.2) 3 (0.2) 0 0 1 (0.1) 1 (0.4) 0 1 (8.3)
  >ULN or baseline if >ULN 21 (3.3) 55 (4.1) 3 (3.9) 8 (4.6) 37 (4.8) 4 (1.8) 3 (3.6) 0
  >150 mM 1 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 0 0 1 (0.4) 1 (1.2) 0
 Bicarbonate (mEq/L), n 637 1,344 76 175 773 224 84 12
  <LLN or baseline if <LLN 58 (9.1) 99 (7.4) 6 (7.9) 23 (13.1) 32 (4.1) 19 (8.5) 18 (21.4) 1 (8.3)
 Chloride (mEq/L), n 637 1,344 76 175 773 224 84 12
  <LLN or baseline if <LLN 9 (1.4) 22 (1.6) 0 5 (2.9) 7 (0.9) 5 (2.2) 4 (4.8) 1 (8.3)
  >ULN or baseline if >ULN 13 (2.0) 46 (3.4) 5 (6.6) 8 (4.6) 17 (2.2) 10 (4.5) 5 (6.0) 1 (8.3)
Urine
 Blood, n 636 1,338 76 175 772 220 83 12
  2+ or ≥0.2 mg/dL or ≥2 mg/L 2 (0.3) 4 (0.3) 0 1 (0.6) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.5) 1 (1.2) 0
  3+ or ≥1.0 mg/dL or ≥10 mg/L 2 (0.3) 4 (0.3) 0 1 (0.6) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.5) 1 (1.2) 0
 Protein, n 636 1,338 76 175 772 220 83 12
  1+ or ≥30 mg/dL or ≥0.3 g/L 51 (8.0) 143 (10.7) 10 (13.2) 12 (6.9) 88 (11.4) 24 (10.9) 9 (10.8) 0
  2+ or ≥100 mg/dL or ≥1 g/L 9 (1.4) 22 (1.6) 2 (2.6) 3 (1.7) 13 (1.7) 4 (1.8) 0 0
  3+ or ≥300 mg/dL or ≥3 g/L 1 (0.2) 4 (0.3) 0 0 4 (0.5) 0 0 0
a

Confirmed event is defined as a consecutive abnormal laboratory value on next measurement after the initial observation. If there is no consecutive test to confirm, then the initial observation is presumed confirmed.

b

Patient postbaseline creatinine event was within the range of normal at 0.78 mg/dL.

*

P < 0.05, Fisher's exact test.

LLN, lower limit of normal; ULN, upper limit of normal.