Methods for monitoring and guiding therapeutic suppression of parathyroid hormone in renal patients having secondary hyperparathyroidism

摘要

The present invention relates to kits for monitoring and guiding therapeutic suppression of parathyroid hormone in renal patients having secondary hyperparathyroidism. The kit provides means to measure the level of a PTH agonist and a PTH antagonist in a patient, and it further provides means for administering a PTH suppressing therapeutic to the patient so as to reduce the level of a PTH agonist and minimize the level of parathyroid hormone antagonist.