Study of rESP Injection for the Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Renal Failure Patients With Hemodialysis

This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Renal Failure With Hemodialysis Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with chronic renal failure are undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for at least 3 months and at least 2 times a week;
2. 18 years old ≤ age ≤ 75 years old, gender is not limited;
3. Being treated with rHuEPO for at least 12 weeks, the average concentration of hemoglobin in the screening period is in the range of 100~120 g/L (including both ends), and the difference is less than 10g/L;
4. Evaluation of iron status within 4 weeks, transferrin saturation (TSAT) ≥ 20% and serum ferritin (SF) ≥ 200 μg / L;
5. Subjects agree to use reliable contraceptives by themselves and their spouses from the screening period to within 3 months after the end of the study;
6. Volunteer as a subject and sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who have received or plan to undergo a kidney transplant during the study period, or who plan to undergo other surgery during the study;
2. Except of renal anemia, there are other diseases that cause chronic anemia (such as sickle cell anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, hematological malignancies, myeloma, hemolytic anemia, pure red blood cell aplastic anemia), blood systemic disease or coagulopathy;
3. There are acute or chronic blood loss within the past 3 months, such as gastrointestinal bleeding;

4. The following circumstances (including but not limited to), the investigators evaluated that it is not suitable for enrollment:

   • Kt/V<1.2 or URR<65%;
   • Abnormal liver function (the aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase is greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal);
   • Patients who were positive for anti-HIV, anti-HCV, and Treponema pallidum antibodies;
5. Patiernts who was suffering from severe secondary hyperparathyroidism (sustained blood iPTH/PTH >1000 ng/L);
6. Patiernts who was suffering from malignant hypertension or poor control of blood pressure (systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg);
7. Patients with previous thromboembolic disease (excluding luminal infarction), history of severe hematopoietic system, and high clotting tendency;
8. Patiernts with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, severe or unstable coronary artery disease, heart failure (NYHA class III or IV), temporary vascular access, or myocardial infarction or stroke within 3 months;
9. Patients with malignant tumors (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer or excised carcinoma in situ);
10. Patients with a history of severe allergies (including drug allergies), allergic to erythropoietin, or allergic to any component of the test drug (such as human serum albumin);
11. The infection is being treated with systemic antibiotics;
12. Those who have received androgen therapy or who have received blood transfusion therapy within the past 8 weeks;
13. 5 months as a subject to participate in other new drug clinical trials or to the group when the withdrawal time is shorter than the five half-life of the test drug (whichever is the longest of the two);
14. All epilepsy or epilepsy history except of childhood febrile seizures, post-traumatic or abstinence single seizures;
15. Pregnant women and lactating women;
16. Alcohol, drug or drug addicts;
17. Other factors investigators believe that they may affect the efficacy judgment or is not suitable for participation.