Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Iron Versus Oral Iron in Chronic Renal Failure Subjects With Anemia

Summary

To assess the safety and efficacy of two forms of iron therapy for the treatment of anemia in non-dialysis dependent, chronic renal failure in patients receiving or not receiving erythropoietin.

Timeline

Start

2003-08

Primary completion

2004-10

Completion

2004-10

Publications

• Results Van Wyck DB, Roppolo M, Martinez CO, Mazey RM, McMurray S; United States Iron Sucrose (Venofer) Clinical Trials Group. A randomized, controlled trial comparing IV iron sucrose to oral iron in anemic patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD. Kidney Int. 2005 Dec;68(6):2846-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00758.x.

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