A Trial Comparing Ferumoxytol With Iron Sucrose for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) ferumoxytol compared to IV iron sucrose for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA).

Timeline

Start

2010-08-10

Primary completion

2011-11-09

Completion

2012-06-25

Publications

• Background Strauss WE, Dahl NV, Li Z, Lau G, Allen LF. Ferumoxytol versus iron sucrose treatment: a post-hoc analysis of randomized controlled trials in patients with varying renal function and iron deficiency anemia. BMC Hematol. 2016 Jul 26;16:20. doi: 10.1186/s12878-016-0060-x. eCollection 2016.
• Background Hetzel D, Strauss W, Bernard K, Li Z, Urboniene A, Allen LF. A Phase III, randomized, open-label trial of ferumoxytol compared with iron sucrose for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients with a history of unsatisfactory oral iron therapy. Am J Hematol. 2014 Jun;89(6):646-50. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23712.

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