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Review
. 2022 May 17;15(Suppl 1):i9-i13.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab232. eCollection 2022 May.

Treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1

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Treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1

Asheeta Gupta et al. Clin Kidney J. .

Abstract

Supportive treatment for primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) focuses on high fluid intake and crystallization inhibitors. A subset of patients with specific PH1 genotypes (c.508G>A and c.454T>A) will respond to pyridoxine, defined as a >30% reduction in urinary oxalate excretion. Response to pyridoxine is variable and in some patients, urinary oxalate may normalize. The first focused treatment for PH1 using an RNA interference agent to reduce urinary oxalate was approved in 2020, and such therapies may significantly alter treatment approaches and long-term outcomes in PH1. Currently PH1 often presents with kidney function impairment and frequently results in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). With kidney dysfunction, urinary oxalate clearance decreases and multisystem deposition of oxalate (oxalosis) occurs, commonly in bones, eyes, heart and skin. Once plasma oxalate levels exceed 30 µmol/L, aggressive haemodialysis is indicated to prevent oxalosis, even if the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) remains better than for typical dialysis initiation. Peritoneal dialysis alone does not achieve the needed oxalate clearance. Dialysis is a bridge to future transplantation. Liver transplantation restores hepatic alanine-glyoxylate transaminase enzyme activity, allowing glyoxylate detoxification and preventing further oxalosis. The native liver must be removed as part of this process to avoid ongoing pathologic oxalate production. The timing and type of liver transplantation are dependent on pyridoxine sensitivity, age, weight, residual GFR and evidence of systemic oxalate deposition in extrarenal organs. Liver transplant can be isolated or combined with kidney transplantation in a sequential or simultaneous fashion. Isolated kidney transplantation is generally reserved for pyridoxine-sensitive patients only. Although liver transplantation is curative for PH1 and kidney transplantation treats ESKD, ensuing necessary immunosuppression and potential allograft dysfunction impart significant long-term risks.

Keywords: PH1; RNAi; dialysis; infantile PH1; kidney failure; lumasiran; nedosiran; oxalosis; primary hyperoxaluria; transplantation.

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