A Study of Darbepoetin Alfa for the Treatment of Anemia in Subjects With Non-Myeloid Malignancy Receiving Multicycle Chemotherapy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of darbepoetin alfa as 500ug once every 3 weeks to show that the dose and schedule are not inferior to darbepoetin alfa administered as 2.25ug/kg once per week in the treatment of anemia in subjects with non-myeloid malignancies.

Timeline

Start

2004-03

Primary completion

2004-12

Completion

2005-01

Publications

• Background Canon JL, Vansteenkiste J, Hedenus M, Gascon P, Bokemeyer C, Ludwig H, Vermorken J, Legg J, Pujol B,
• Results Canon JL, Vansteenkiste J, Hedenus M, Gascon P, Bokemeyer C, Ludwig H, Vermorken J, Legg J, Pujol B, Bridges K. Transfusion risk in cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia when initiating darbepoetin alfa therapy at a baseline hemoglobin level of <9 g/dL versus 9 to <10 g/dL versus >/= 10 g/dL: an exploratory analysis of a phase 3 trial. Med Oncol. 2012 Sep;29(3):2291-9. doi: 10.1007/s12032-011-0103-x. Epub 2011 Nov 13.
• Results Canon JL, Vansteenkiste J, Bodoky G, Mateos MV, Bastit L, Ferreira I, Rossi G, Amado RG. Randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial of every-3-week darbepoetin alfa for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Feb 15;98(4):273-84. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djj053.
• Results Vansteenkiste J, Hedenus M, Gascon P, Bokemeyer C, Ludwig H, Vermorken J, Hamilton L, Bridges K, Pujol B. Darbepoetin alfa for treating chemotherapy-induced anemia in patients with a baseline hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL versus > or = 10 g/dL: an exploratory analysis from a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial. BMC Cancer. 2009 Sep 3;9:311. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-311.

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