Trial · NCT03439137

Efficacy and Safety Study to Evaluate MT-6548 in Hemodialysis Subjects Currently Receiving ESAs With Anemia Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease in Japan

NCT03439137, Phase 3, Completed, Tanabe Pharma Corporation; results first posted 2021-04-12

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ConductScience Library. Efficacy and Safety Study to Evaluate MT-6548 in Hemodialysis Subjects Currently Receiving ESAs With Anemia Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease in Japan. Trials, record NCT03439137. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT03439137

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title: Efficacy and Safety Study to Evaluate MT-6548 in Hemodialysis Subjects Currently Receiving ESAs With Anemia Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease in Japan
NCT number: NCT03439137
Status: Completed
Phases: Phase 3
Enrollment: 323 participants, actual
Lead sponsor: Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Conditions: Anemia; Hemodialysis Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease
Interventions: MT-6548, Darbepoetin alfa, MT-6548-matching placebo, Darbepoetin alfa-matching placebo
First posted: 2018-02-20
Last updated: 2026-04-06
Results first posted: 2021-04-12

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes4

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

List	Outcome	Time frame
Primary	Mean Hb Level of Week 20 and Week 24	Up to Week 24
Secondary	Mean Hb Level of Week 48 and Week 52	Up to Week 52
Secondary	Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	Up to Week 52
Secondary	Percentage of Subjects With Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point Within the Target Range During the Treatment Period	Up to Week 52

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Outcomes4

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

Type	Outcome	Time frame	Population	Units	Measured as
PRIMARY	Mean Hb Level of Week 20 and Week 24	Up to Week 24	This analysis was performed in subjects who measured Hb at least one visit after baseline.	g/dL	LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN
SECONDARY	Mean Hb Level of Week 48 and Week 52	Up to Week 52	This analysis was performed in subjects who measured Hb at least one visit after baseline.	g/dL	LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN
SECONDARY	Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	Up to Week 52	This analysis was performed only in subjects who have Hb data at each visit.	g/dL	MEAN
SECONDARY	Percentage of Subjects With Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point Within the Target Range During the Treatment Period	Up to Week 52	This analysis was performed only in subjects who have Hb data at each visit.	percentage of subjects	NUMBER

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Results by group74

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

Outcome	Group	Category	Value	Spread	Units
Mean Hb Level of Week 20 and Week 24	MT-6548		10.61	95% Confidence Interval 10.45 to 10.76	g/dL
Mean Hb Level of Week 20 and Week 24	Darbepoetin Alfa		10.65	95% Confidence Interval 10.50 to 10.80	g/dL
Mean Hb Level of Week 48 and Week 52	MT-6548		10.42	95% Confidence Interval 10.27 to 10.56	g/dL
Mean Hb Level of Week 48 and Week 52	Darbepoetin Alfa		10.62	95% Confidence Interval 10.49 to 10.76	g/dL
Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	MT-6548	Baseline	10.73	95% Confidence Interval 10.62 to 10.85	g/dL
Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	Darbepoetin Alfa	Baseline	10.73	95% Confidence Interval 10.62 to 10.84	g/dL
Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	MT-6548	Week 2	10.61	95% Confidence Interval 10.49 to 10.73	g/dL
Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	Darbepoetin Alfa	Week 2	10.85	95% Confidence Interval 10.73 to 10.96	g/dL
Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	MT-6548	Week 4	10.38	95% Confidence Interval 10.24 to 10.52	g/dL
Hb Level at Each Assessment Time Point	Darbepoetin Alfa	Week 4	10.88	95% Confidence Interval 10.77 to 10.99	g/dL

1 to 10 of 74Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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Participant flow6

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

Period	Milestone	Group	Participants
Overall Study	STARTED	MT-6548	162
Overall Study	STARTED	Darbepoetin Alfa	161
Overall Study	COMPLETED	MT-6548	120
Overall Study	COMPLETED	Darbepoetin Alfa	135
Overall Study	NOT COMPLETED	MT-6548	42
Overall Study	NOT COMPLETED	Darbepoetin Alfa	26

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Adverse events198

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

Type	Event	Organ system	Group	Affected	At risk
other	Retinal haemorrhage	Eye disorders	MT-6548	16	162
other	Retinal haemorrhage	Eye disorders	Darbepoetin Alfa	10	161
other	Constipation	Gastrointestinal disorders	MT-6548	7	162
other	Constipation	Gastrointestinal disorders	Darbepoetin Alfa	12	161
other	Diarrhoea	Gastrointestinal disorders	MT-6548	25	162
other	Diarrhoea	Gastrointestinal disorders	Darbepoetin Alfa	24	161
other	Nausea	Gastrointestinal disorders	MT-6548	10	162
other	Nausea	Gastrointestinal disorders	Darbepoetin Alfa	2	161
other	Vomiting	Gastrointestinal disorders	MT-6548	10	162
other	Vomiting	Gastrointestinal disorders	Darbepoetin Alfa	17	161

1 to 10 of 198Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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Adverse event totals6

The totals the trial posted for each group.

Total	Group	Affected	At risk
Total, all-cause mortality	MT-6548	2	162
Total, all-cause mortality	Darbepoetin Alfa	1	161
Total, other adverse events	MT-6548	130	162
Total, other adverse events	Darbepoetin Alfa	131	161
Total, serious adverse events	MT-6548	41	162
Total, serious adverse events	Darbepoetin Alfa	44	161

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Papers3

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMID	Listed as	Source
33650630	RESULT	PubMed
36005278	DERIVED	PubMed
38530490	DERIVED	PubMed

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons2

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

Comparison	Source
MT-6548 vs Darbepoetin Alfa: deaths from any cause	Trial comparisons
MT-6548 vs Darbepoetin Alfa: serious adverse events	Trial comparisons

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov: 2026-11-12; ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT: 2026-03-23; AACT
NIH grant links: 2026-11-13; NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain

Each source's terms

ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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