Normal Sprague-Dawley rats: dose-related increases in RBC, hemoglobin and hematocrit
“Daprodustat treatment resulted in dose-related increases in RBC parameters (up to 18%, 22%, and 26% of RBC, hemoglobin, and hematocrit, respectively) that were evident by Day 8 and further increased on Day 22.”
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Reviewer's view of the efficacy data
Reviewer: in vitro and in vivo studies show increased EPO leading to increased RBC parameters
“Treatment of daprodustat in vitro and in vivo pharmacology studies showed that daprodustat increases erythropoietin (EPO) levels (mRNA and protein), which results in an increase of red blood cell (RBC) parameters.”