Pruritus Severity and Serum Phosphate in CKD: A Post Hoc Analysis of Difelikefalin Studies.
Steven N FishbaneGeoffrey A BlockPieter EvenepoelJeffrey BuddenIsabelle MorinFrédérique MenzaghiWarren WenEdgar V LermaPublished in: Kidney360 (2024)
No correlation was observed between pruritus severity and sP, or response to placebo or difelikefalin in patients with CKD-aP undergoing HD. Difelikefalin improved itch versus placebo irrespective of baseline sP.