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. 2019 Mar 15;14(3):e0213774. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213774

Table 1. Baseline characteristics and exposure.

Placebo-Controlled Trials Active-Controlled Trial Open-Label Extension Trials
Placebo
(n = 514)
n (%)
Etelcalcetide
(n = 509)
n (%)
Cinacalcet
(n = 343)
n (%)
Etelcalcetide
(n = 340)
n (%)
Etelcalcetide (n = 1299)
n (%)
Mean (SD) age, year 58.1 (14.3) 58.4 (14.6) 55.3 (14.41) 54.0 (13.81) 56.8 (14.2)
Men, % 305 (59.3) 313 (61.5) 192 (56.0) 192 (56.5) 781 (60.1)
Race, %
    White 344 (66.9) 336 (66.0) 277 (80.8) 261 (76.8) 900 (69.3)
    Black 149 (29.0) 136 (26.7) 52 (15.2) 54 (15.9) 329 (25.3)
    Other 21 (4.1) 37 (7.3) 14 (4.1) 25 (7.4) 70 (5.4)
Median (Q1–Q3) time since initiation of dialysis, year 3.8 (1.8–6.9) 4.0 (2.0–7.8) 4.1 (1.7–7.5) 4.4 (2.0–7.8) N/A
Median (Q1–Q3) PTH, pg/mL 716 (557–982) 724 (552–949) 930 (694–1327) 900 (685–1266) N/A
Mean (SD) phosphate concentration, mg/dL 5.80 (1.53) 5.86 (1.59) 5.82 (1.58) 5.81 (1.69) N/A
Mean (SD) calcium, albumin-corrected, mg/dL 9.65 (0.65) 9.64 (0.66) 9.58 (0.67) 9.67 (0.71) N/A
Received ≥ 1 dose of investigational product 513 503 341 338 1298
Median (range) length of exposure, day 181.0 (1–190) 181.0 (3–197) 181.0 (1–190) 618.0 (1–1063)
Median (IQR) average weekly dose during EAP, mg/week 20.4 (8.9–30.0) 360.0 (185.0–562.9) 15.0 (9.2–30.0)

EAP = efficacy assessment phase; N/A = not available; PTH = parathyroid hormone.