A Trial of Etelcalcetide in Pediatric Participants With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Chronic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis

Last updated: February 25, 2026
Sponsor: Amgen
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Hyperparathyroidism

Kidney Failure

Nephropathy

Treatment

Etelcalcetide

Standard of Care

Clinical Study ID

NCT03633708
20140315
2017-002411-34
  • Ages < 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a phase 3 trial of etelcalcetide in pediatric participants with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion criteria

  • Age of 28 days < 18 years.

  • Dry weight ≥ 7 kg during screening.

  • Diagnosed with CKD and SHPT undergoing hemodialysis at the time of screening.

  • Diagnosis of SHPT with the mean of the 2 consecutive central laboratory iPTH values ≥ 300 pg/mL (32 pmol/L) during screening, on separate days and within 2 weeks of enrolment.

  • Serum corrected calcium (cCa) value ≥ 9.0 mg/dL (2.25 mmol/L) for participants ≥ 2 years of age and older and serum cCa value ≥ 9.6 mg/dL (2.4 mmol/L) for participants 28 days to < 2 years of age obtained from the central laboratory during screening.

  • Dialysate Ca level ≥ 2.5 mEq/L during screening for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and throughout the duration of the trial.

  • No more than a maximum prescribed dose change of 50% for active vitamin D sterols/phosphate binders/Ca supplements within the 2 weeks prior to screening assessments and remain stable.

  • SHPT not due to vitamin D deficiency, per investigator assessment.

Exclusion Criteria Disease Related

  • History of congenital long QT syndrome, second or third degree heart block, ventricular tachyarrhythmia's or other conditions associated with prolonged QT interval.

  • Anticipated or scheduled parathyroidectomy during the trial period.

  • Anticipated or scheduled kidney transplant during the trial period.

  • Participant has received a parathyroidectomy within 6 months prior to randomization.

Other Medical Conditions

• History of other malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancers, cervical or breast ductal carcinoma in situ within the last 5 years.

Prior/Concomitant Therapy

  • Use of concomitant medications that may prolong the corrected QT interval (eg, ondansetron, albuterol, sotalol, amiodarone, erythromycin, or clarithromycin). Refer to CredibleMeds.org for guidance. Certain medications may be allowed based on review by the medical monitor and require additional electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring and potential electrolyte monitoring.

  • Receipt of cinacalcet therapy within 30 days prior to screening assessments and through randomization.

  • Receipt of etelcalcetide within 6 months prior to screening assessments and through randomization.

  • All herbal medicines (eg, St. John's wort), vitamins, and supplements consumed by the participant within the 30 days prior to randomization, and continuing use if applicable, will be reviewed by the Principal Investigator and the Amgen Medical Monitor. Written documentation of the review and Amgen acknowledgment is required for participant participation.

  • Use of any over-the-counter or prescription medications within the 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to randomization that are not established therapies for participants with renal disease or other conditions secondary to renal disease will be reviewed by the Principal Investigator and the Amgen Medical Monitor. Written documentation of the review and Amgen acknowledgment is required for participant participation. Paracetamol for analgesia will be allowed.

Prior/Concurrent Clinical Trial Experience • Currently receiving treatment in another investigational device or drug trial, or less than 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) since ending treatment on another investigational device or drug trial(s). Other investigational procedures while participating in this trial are excluded.

Diagnostic Assessments During Screening

  • Participant has significant abnormalities on the most recent central laboratory test during the screening period prior to enrollment per the Investigator including but not limited to the following: a. Serum transaminase (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] or serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST] or serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) > 2.0 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).

  • Corrected QT interval (QTc) > 500 ms, using Bazett's formula.

  • QTc ≥ 450 to ≤ 500 ms, using Bazett's formula, unless written permission to enroll is provided by the investigator after consultation with a pediatric cardiologist.

  • Participant has a clinically significant ECG abnormality during screening that, in the opinion of the investigator, could pose a risk to participant safety or interfere with the trial evaluation.

Within the 60 days prior to enrollment

• New onset or worsening of a pre-existing seizure disorder.

Other Exclusions

  • Participants aged 28 days to 6 months of age who were born prematurely at < 36 weeks gestational age.

  • Female participant is pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during treatment and for an additional 3 months after the last dose of etelcalcetide. (Females of childbearing potential should only be included in the trial after a confirmed menstrual period and a negative highly sensitive serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of investigational product).

  • Female participants of childbearing potential unwilling to use 1 highly-effective or acceptable method of contraception during treatment and for an additional 3 months after the last dose of investigational product.

  • Participant has known sensitivity to etelcalcetide or excipients to be administered during dosing.

  • Participant likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required trial visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required trial procedures (eg, to the best of the participant and investigator's knowledge).

  • History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease (with the exception of those outlined above) that, in the opinion of the investigator or Amgen physician, if consulted, would pose a risk to participant safety or interfere with the trial evaluation, procedures, or completion.

  • Participant has previously entered this trial.

Study Design

Total Participants: 56
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Etelcalcetide
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
April 29, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
January 31, 2029

Study Description

SHPT is a common and serious co-morbidity that develops relatively early in the course of CKD, worsens with declining kidney function, and is associated with serious complications in children on dialysis. Children on dialysis experience a wide spectrum of bone abnormalities and growth retardation, in addition to increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that manifests early in their adulthood. Traditional therapies for SHPT (eg, vitamin D sterols) are widely used in the pediatric dialysis population, and have the potential to aggravate complications of the disease by increasing serum calcium (Ca), serum phosphorus, and serum Ca times serum phosphorus product.

Etelcalcetide has been shown to be safe and efficacious in treating adult CKD patients with SHPT by simultaneously controlling intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), Ca, and phosphorus, and has recently been approved for use in adult patients with SHPT treated with hemodialysis in both the United States and Europe. Although no previous trials have been conducted in pediatric patients with etelcalcetide (one single dose pharmacokinetic [PK] trial is currently ongoing), Amgen anticipates minimal to moderate risk with a possibility of direct benefit to the pediatric participants (age 28 days to 18 years) in this trial. The burden of complications of SHPT in the pediatric dialysis population and the limitations of current standard therapy, underscore the need for trials of etelcalcetide in these patients to address this unmet medical need and inform the pediatric nephrology community of the potential use of etelcalcetide in children on hemodialysis with critical safety and efficacy data.

Connect with a study center

  • Hospital Italiano

    Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1199ABB
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Italiano de La Plata

    Cuidad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1199ABB
    Argentina

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fresenius Escobar

    Escobar, Buenos Aires B1625DUG
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • Fresenius Escobar

    Belén de Escobar 3436079, Buenos Aires 3435907 B1625DUG
    Argentina

    Terminated

  • Hospital Italiano

    Cuidad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 3435907 C1199ABB
    Argentina

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centro Infantil Del Rinon

    San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman 4000
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • Centro Infantil Del Rinon

    San Miguel de Tucumán 3836873, Tucumán Province 3833578 4000
    Argentina

    Active - Recruiting

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New Delhi, Delhi 110029
    India

    Site Not Available

  • Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital

    New Delhi, Delhi 110 070
    India

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

    New Delhi, Delhi 110060
    India

    Active - Recruiting

  • Manipal Hospital

    Bangalore, Karnataka 560 017
    India

    Site Not Available

  • KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre

    Belagavi, Karnataka 590010
    India

    Site Not Available

  • Manipal Hospital

    Bangalore 1277333, Karnataka 1267701 560 017
    India

    Site Not Available

  • KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre

    Belagavi 1276533, Karnataka 1267701 590010
    India

    Site Not Available

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New Delhi 1261481, National Capital Territory of Delhi 1273293 110029
    India

    Site Not Available

  • Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital

    New Delhi 1261481, National Capital Territory of Delhi 1273293 110 070
    India

    Site Not Available

  • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

    New Delhi 1261481, National Capital Territory of Delhi 1273293 110060
    India

    Site Not Available

  • NRS Medical College and Hospital

    Kolkata, West Bengal 700014
    India

    Site Not Available

  • NRS Medical College and Hospital

    Kolkata 1275004, West Bengal 1252881 700014
    India

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 05505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 110-744
    Korea, Republic of

    Terminated

  • Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

    Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II

    Kota Bharu, Kelantan 15586
    Malaysia

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II

    Kota Bharu 1736376, Kelantan 1733044 15586
    Malaysia

    Terminated

  • Hospital Wanita Dan Kanak-Kanak Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur 1735161, Kuala Lumpur 1733046 50300
    Malaysia

    Terminated

  • Hospital TuanKu Jaafar

    Seremban 1734810, Negeri Sembilan 1733043 70300
    Malaysia

    Terminated

  • Hospital TuanKu Jaafar

    Seremban, Negri Sembilan 70300
    Malaysia

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Wanita Dan Kanak-Kanak Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50300
    Malaysia

    Site Not Available

  • SBHI Pediatrics city clinical hospital of Saint Vladimir

    Moscow 524901, 107014
    Russia

    Terminated

  • SBHI Children's City Multidisciplinary Clinical Specialized Center of High Medical Technologies

    Saint Petersburg 498817, 198205
    Russia

    Completed

  • State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Samara Regional Clinical Hospital na V D Seredavin

    Samara 499099, 443095
    Russia

    Terminated

  • SBHI Pediatrics city clinical hospital of Saint Vladimir

    Moscow, 107014
    Russian Federation

    Site Not Available

  • Municipal Children Hospital 1

    Saint Petersburg, 198205
    Russian Federation

    Active - Recruiting

  • SBHI Children's City Multidisciplinary Clinical Specialized Center of High Medical Technologies

    Saint Petersburg, 198205
    Russian Federation

    Site Not Available

  • SSBHI Children's City Multidisciplinary Clinical Specialized Center of High Medical Te

    Saint Petersburg, 198205
    Russian Federation

    Active - Recruiting

  • State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Samara Regional Clinical Hospital na V D Seredavin

    Samara, 443095
    Russian Federation

    Site Not Available

  • National University Hospital

    Singapore, 119074
    Singapore

    Site Not Available

  • National University Hospital

    Singapore 1880252, 119074
    Singapore

    Active - Recruiting

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul 1835848, 05505
    South Korea

    Terminated

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul 1835848, 110-744
    South Korea

    Terminated

  • Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

    Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 1832828, 50612
    South Korea

    Terminated

  • Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

    Kaohsiung, 81362
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

    Kaohsiung City 1673820, 81362
    Taiwan

    Terminated

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan, 70403
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan 1668355, 70403
    Taiwan

    Terminated

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan City 1668355, 70403
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 10041
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei 1668341, 10041
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    Taoyuan, 33305
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    Taoyuan District 1667905, 33305
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ankara Bilkent Sehir Hastanesi

    Ankara, 06800
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Baskent Universitesi Ankara Hastanesi

    Ankara, 06490
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gazi Universitesi Saglik Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi Gazi Hastanesi

    Ankara, 06500
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gazi Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

    Ankara, 06500
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Ankara, 06230
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ihsan Dogramaci Cocuk Hastanesi

    Ankara, 06230
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Firat Universitesi Hastanesi

    Elazig, 23200
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi

    Istanbul, 34098
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Marmara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Istanbul, 34890
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

    Izmir, 35040
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Izmir, 35040
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Kayseri, 38039
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Mustafa Eraslan ve Fevzi Mercan Cocuk Hastanesi

    Kayseri, 38039
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ankara Bilkent Sehir Hastanesi

    Ankara 323786, 06800
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baskent Universitesi Ankara Hastanesi

    Ankara 323786, 06490
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gazi Universitesi Saglik Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi Gazi Hastanesi

    Ankara 323786, 06500
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Ankara 323786, 06230
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Firat Universitesi Hastanesi

    Elâzığ 315808, 23200
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Firat Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Elâzığ 315808, 23200
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi

    Istanbul 745044, 34098
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Marmara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Istanbul 745044, 34890
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Izmir 311046, 35040
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Kayseri 308464, 38039
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Childrens Specializated Hospital OKHMATDIT

    Kyiv, 01135
    Ukraine

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Childrens Specializated Hospital Okhmadit

    Kyiv, 01135
    Ukraine

    Site Not Available

  • National Childrens Specializated Hospital Okhmadit

    Kyiv 703448, 01135
    Ukraine

    Terminated

  • Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90027
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Childrens Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Terminated

  • Childrens Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri 64108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City 4393217, Missouri 4398678 64108
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mount Sinai Kidney Center - B1 Renal Treatment

    New York, New York 10029
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mount Sinai Kidney Center - B1 Renal Treatment

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10029
    United States

    Completed

  • Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45229
    United States

    Completed

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Childrens Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Childrens Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center

    Oklahoma City 4544349, Oklahoma 4544379 73104
    United States

    Completed

  • Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Childrens Medical Center Dallas

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Medical Center Dallas

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75390
    United States

    Terminated

  • Primary Childrens Hospital Outpatient Services

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Primary Childrens Hospital Outpatient Services

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84113
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

Map preview placeholder

Not the study for you?

Let us help you find the best match. Sign up as a volunteer and receive email notifications when clinical trials are posted in the medical category of interest to you.