An Efficacy and Safety Study of Epoetin Alfa for Initiation and Maintenance Treatment of Patients With Anemia Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that once weekly and once every-2-weeks treatment with epoetin alfa, in patients with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, is not less effective than the approved treatment with epoetin alfa that is given 3 times weekly with respect to changes in hemoglobin.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

2008-02

Publications

• Pergola PE, Gartenberg G, Fu M, Wolfson M, Rao S, Bowers P. A randomized controlled study of weekly and biweekly dosing of epoetin alfa in CKD Patients with anemia. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Nov;4(11):1731-40. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03470509. Epub 2009 Sep 17.

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