A Longer-Lasting anemia shot: could pegmolesatide replace frequent dosing?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

* Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged ≥18 years and ≤80 years, regardless of gender; 2. Body weight ≥45 kg; Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥18.5 kg/m²; 3. Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) complicated by renal anemia, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 60 mL/min/1.73m² before randomization (GFR estimation using the CKD-EPI formula); Undergoing continuous treatment with rHuEPO or HIF-PHI for ≥2 weeks before randomization; 4. Hemoglobin (Hb) level measured within 7 days before randomization ≥70 g/L and \< 110 g/L; 5. Understanding the study procedures and voluntarily signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) * Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known to have hematological disorders or other diseases that cause anemia other than chronic kidney disease (CKD), such as primary pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), homozygous sickle cell disease, thalassemia/Cooley's anemia, multiple myeloma, hemolytic anemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome, or malignant tumors; 2. Known to be allergic to iron agents or polyethylene glycol; 3. Received red blood cell or whole blood transfusion therapy within the three months prior to randomization; 4. Having received or planned to receive anabolic steroid (e.g., androgen) therapy within 12 weeks prior to randomization or during the study treatment period; 5. Poorly controlled blood pressure (specific criteria for determination are referenced in Appendix II); 6. C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥30 mg/L within 7 days prior to randomization; 7. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women of childbearing age with a positive urine β-HCG test result prior to the study, or those planning to become pregnant during the study; 8. Assessed as having Class C liver function within 7 days prior to randomization (Child-Pugh classification, details in Appendix IV); 9. Assessed as having Class III or IV cardiac function within 28 days prior to randomization (details in Appendix III); 10. Subjects deemed by the investigator to have any other factors that make them unsuitable for participation in this study.