C.E.R.A. maintains stable control of hemoglobin in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis when administered once every two weeks

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 280-289

  Spinowitz, Bruce ^a,i   Coyne, Daniel W ^b   Lok, Charmaine E ^c   Fraticelli, Mario ^d   Azer, Maher ^e   Dalal, Sanjay ^f   Villa, Giuseppe ^g   Rosansky, Steven ^b   Adamis, Helena ^h   Beyer, Ulrich ^h  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Renal Research Center   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g IRCCS   (Italy)

^h F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

ⁱ Nephrology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator; Epoetin; Hemoglobin; Pre filled syringe; Renal anemia

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS ERYTHROPOIESIS RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IRON THERAPY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE SPASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPOETIN ALFA; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SYRINGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349014009     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111115     Document Type: Article

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