Ferumoxytol Versus Oral Iron in the Treatment of Anemia in Non-Dialysis Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Summary

The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new intravenously administered iron drug to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease who are not on dialysis.

Timeline

Start

2004-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-08

Publications

• Background Landry R, Jacobs PM, Davis R, Shenouda M, Bolton WK. Pharmacokinetic study of ferumoxytol: a new iron replacement therapy in normal subjects and hemodialysis patients. Am J Nephrol. 2005 Jul-Aug;25(4):400-10. doi: 10.1159/000087212. Epub 2005 Jul 28.
• Results Spinowitz BS, Kausz AT, Baptista J, Noble SD, Sothinathan R, Bernardo MV, Brenner L, Pereira BJ. Ferumoxytol for treating iron deficiency anemia in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Aug;19(8):1599-605. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2007101156. Epub 2008 Jun 4.
• Results Fishbane S, Bolton WK, Winkelmayer WC, Strauss W, Li Z, Pereira BJ. Factors affecting response and tolerability to ferumoxytol in nondialysis chronic kidney disease patients. Clin Nephrol. 2012 Sep;78(3):181-8. doi: 10.5414/cn107397.

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