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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-7
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
In clinical practice, physicians often use once-weekly (QW) and biweekly (Q2W) dosing of epoetin alfa to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although the literature supports this practice, previous studies were limited by short treatment duration, lack of randomization, or absence of the approved three times per week (TIW) dosing arm. This randomized trial evaluated extended dosing regimens of epoetin alfa, comparing QW and Q2W to TIW dosing in anemic CKD subjects. The primary objective was to show that treatment with epoetin alfa at QW and Q2W intervals was not inferior to TIW dosing.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1555-905X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1731-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Anemia, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Erythrocyte Transfusion, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Erythropoietin, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Hematinics, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Hemoglobins, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Hypertension, Renal, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Iron, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Kidney Failure, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Morbidity, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Renal Dialysis, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Thromboembolism, pubmed-meshheading:19808215-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A randomized controlled study of weekly and biweekly dosing of epoetin alfa in CKD Patients with anemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Renal Associates, PA, 215 East Quincy Street, Suite 610, San Antonio, TX 78215. ppergola@raparesearch.com.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study