drugset / Trial / NCT00236951

Intravenous (IV) Iron vs. No Iron as the Treatment of Anemia in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Erythropoietin Therapy

NCT00236951

Phase 3 Completed 224 enrolled American Regent, Inc.
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelOther

Summary

To assess the change in hemoglobin levels when iron sucrose was added to a regimen of weekly, fixed doses of erythropoietin in patients who had or had not responded to erythropoietin therapy alone.

Timeline

Start
2003-02
Primary completion
2005-10
Completion
2005-12

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Iron sucrose Unknown Intravenous
Comparator epoetin alfa Protein / enzyme biologic

Indications