About the Authors

Mariko Sakai

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Nephrology Research Laboratories, Nephrology R&D Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Shin Tokunaga

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nephrology Research Laboratories, Nephrology R&D Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Mika Kawai

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Research Core Function Laboratories, Research Functions Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Miki Murai

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Research Core Function Laboratories, Research Functions Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Misaki Kobayashi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Research Core Function Laboratories, Research Functions Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Tetsuya Kitayama

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nephrology Research Laboratories, Nephrology R&D Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Satoshi Saeki

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nephrology Research Laboratories, Nephrology R&D Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Takehisa Kawata

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

takehisa.kawata.kk@kyowakirin.com

Affiliation Nephrology Research Laboratories, Nephrology R&D Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

Evocalcet is the product in development, and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation have the ownership of the patents of evocalcet. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.