Ferinject® Assessment In GastRectomy Patients With Acute Isovolemic Anemia (FAIRY)

Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of Ferinject® in improving acute isovolemic anemia after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in terms of Quality of life(QOL )and objective measures (Hb and iron parameters). Furthermore, the tolerability and safety of Ferinject® treatment will be evaluated.

Timeline

Start

2012-11

Primary completion

2016-04

Completion

2016-04

Publications

• Kim YW, Bae JM, Park YK, Yang HK, Yu W, Yook JH, Noh SH, Han M, Ryu KW, Sohn TS, Lee HJ, Kwon OK, Ryu SY, Lee JH, Kim S, Yoon HM, Eom BW, Choi MG, Kim BS, Jeong O, Suh YS, Yoo MW, Lee IS, Jung MR, An JY, Kim HI, Kim Y, Yang H, Nam BH; FAIRY Study Group. Effect of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose on Hemoglobin Response Among Patients With Acute Isovolemic Anemia Following Gastrectomy: The FAIRY Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 May 23;317(20):2097-2104. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.5703.
• Reim D, Kim YW, Nam BH, Kim MJ, Yook JH, Park YK, Roh SH, Yu WS, Bae JM. FAIRY: a randomized controlled patient-blind phase III study to compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject(R)) to placebo in patients with acute isovolemic anemia after gastrectomy - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Apr 5;15:111. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-111.

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