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Epogen

At a glance

Approved indications

• Anemia due to chemotherapy
• Anemia in chronic kidney disease

Common side effects

No common side effects on file.

Key clinical trials

• A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study Evaluating Thrombovascular Events in Subjects With Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy and Administered Epoetin Alfa Once or Three Times a Week for the Treatment (Phase 4)
• A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Repeat-Sose Subcutaneous Darbepoetin Alfa in Subjects With Congestive Heart Failure and Anemia, and a Single Dose in Healthy Age- and Sex (Phase 1)
• Study of Visual Recovery After Erythropoietin (EPO) Injection, in Patients With Traumatic Optic Neuropathy (TON) (Phase 1)
• Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events With Aranesp® Therapy (Phase 3)
• Single Center, Prospective, Randomized, Partly-Double Blinded, Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Feasibility of Intracoronary Cell Infusion Mobilized With G-CSF and Darbepoetin and Their Effec (Phase 2)
• Post Marketing Surveillance of Mircera® (N/A)
• A 16-week, Phase 2a, Single-arm, Multi-center, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of GSK1278863 After Switching From Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (rhEPO), in Hemodialysis-depende (Phase 2)
• A Phase III, Open-label, Multicenter, Long-term Safety Study Of Intravenous Epoetin Hospira In Patients With Chronic Renal Failure Requiring Hemodialysis And Receiving Epoetin Maintenance Treatment (Phase 3)

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