Regarding laboratory findings, as expected, patients treated with the calcium-based phosphate binder CA presented higher calcium levels than those treated with SFO. We observed, although not statistically significant, increased levels of inflammatory parameters, such as sedimentation velocity, C-reactive protein, and ferritin in the CA group when compared with the SFO group; such pleiotropic effect on diminishing inflammation was described for some phosphate binders other than calcium-based binders [43]. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is cancer.