Randomised clinical trial of ferric citrate hydrate on anaemia management in haemodialysis patients with hyperphosphataemia: ASTRIO study

Ferric citrate hydrate (FC) is an iron-based phosphate binder approved for hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of FC on anaemia management in haemodialysis patients with hyperphosphataemia. We 1:1 randomised 93 patients who were undergoing haemodialysis and being treated with non-iron-based phosphate binders and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) to...