Efficacy and Tolerability of Treatment With Lanthanum Carbonate in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Receiving Dialysis

Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females of childbearing potential agree to take adequate precautions to prevent contraception * Patients diagnosed with ESRD must have been receiving a stable dialysis regimen for chronic renal failure for the 2 consecutive months prior to enrollment in the study * Patient requires treatment for hyperphosphataemia Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women * Patients who continue to require treatment with compounds containing calcium, aluminum or magnesium * Patients with clinically significant uncontrolled concurrent illness, a life-threatening malignancy or current multiple myeloma * Patients who are HIV+ * Patients with any significant gastrointestinal surgery or disorders