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. 2021 Nov 24;7(2):200–209. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.11.011

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients included in the PK cohort and the randomized IONIS-FXIRx and placebo groups (ITT population)

Characteristic PK cohort
IONIS-FXIRx
300 mg (n = 6)
Randomized cohorts
Pooled placebo (n = 13) IONIS-FXIRx
200 mg (n = 15)
IONIS-FXIRx
300 mg (n = 15)
Female, n (%) 0 (0.0) 4 (30.8) 5 (33.3) 12 (80.0)
Male, n (%) 6 (100.0) 9 (69.2) 10 (66.7) 3 (20.0)
Median age, yr (min, max) 63 (50, 68) 63 (40, 80) 56 (31, 77) 58 (29, 76)
Race, n (%)
 White 5 (83.3) 8 (61.5) 10 (66.7) 6 (40.0)
 Black or African-American 1 (16.7) 3 (23.1) 4 (26.7) 5 (33.3)
 Other 0 (0) 2 (15.4) 1 (6.7) 4 (26.7)
Vascular access, n (%)
 Central venous catheter 3 (50.0) 8 (61.5) 8 (53.3) 9 (60.0)
 Arteriovenous fistula 1 (16.7) 5 (38.5) 6 (40.0) 5 (33.3)
 Arteriovenous graft 2 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7)
Urea reduction ratio, mean (SD) NA 74 (10) 65 (14) 73 (7)
Cause of ESRD, n (%)
 Diabetes 2 (33.3) 5 (38.5) 5 (33.3) 8 (53.3)
 Hypertension 0 (0.0) 2 (15.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7)
 Glomerulonephritis 1 (16.7) 2 (15.4) 4 (26.7) 2 (13.3)
 Polycystic kidney disease 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (13.3) 0 (0.0)
 Other 3 (50.0) 4 (30.8) 4 (26.7) 4 (26.7)
HD circuit anticoagulation n (%)
 Unfractionated heparin 6 (100) 11 (84.6) 12 (80.0) 14 (93.3)
 Saline flushes/no anticoagulation 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7)
Aspirin use, n (%) 4 (66.7) 6 (46.2) 5 (33.3) 7 (46.7)
Pre-HD
FXI activity (U/ml), mean (SD) 0.99 (0.17) 0.93 (0.19) 1.00 (0.22) 0.94 (0.24)
FXI antigen (U/ml), mean (SD) 1.00 (0.28) 1.08 (0.26) 1.03 (0.26) 1.01 (0.29)
aPTT (s), mean (SD) 27.0 (2.2) 27.4 (2.5) 29.0 (8.8) 27.4 (2.4)
INR mean (SD) 1.0 (0.1) 1.0 (0.1) 1.0 (0.1) 1.0 (0.1)
Post-HD
FXI activity (U/ml), mean (SD) ND 0.98 (0.23) 1.08 (0.21) 0.99 (0.36)
FXI antigen (U/ml), mean (SD) ND 1.12 (0.38) 1.22 (0.21) 1.06 (0.40)

aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; FXI, factor IX; HD, hemodialysis; INR, international normalized ratio; ITT, intent-to-treat; max, maximum; min, minimum; NA, not applicable; ND, not done; PK, pharmacokinetics.