Roxadustat as treatment for a blood transfusion-dependent maintenance hemodialysis patient: A case report and review of literature

Table 2 Changes in iron metabolism indices after oral administration of Roxadustat

		Date
Index	Baseline	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	Apr 2020	May 2020
SI in μmol/L	24.00	47.00	40.90	24.70	51.40	18.60	43.5	24.4	36.5
TIBC in μmol/L	51.6	50.7	55.2	54.3	54.9	63.9	63.5	69.9	55.2
TAST, %	46.51	92.70	74.09	45.49	93.62	29.11	68.5	34.91	66.12
SF in ng/mL	656.03	724.84	798.02	574.53	432.47	420.11	337.21	570.57	320.16

SF: Serum ferritin; SI: Serum iron; TIBC: Total iron-binding capacity; TSAT: Transferrin saturation.