Molidustat for Japanese Patients With Renal Anemia Receiving Dialysis

Molidustat, a hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor for renal anemia treatment, was evaluated in 5 phase 3 studies (MIYABI program). We report the results of the MIYABI hemodialysis-maintenance study.This 52-week, randomized, double-blinded, double-dummy study compared the efficacy and safety of molidustat and darbepoetin in Japanese patients receiving hemodialysis and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Molidustat (starting dose:...