Darbepoetin alfa for treating chemotherapy-induced anemia in patients with a baseline hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL versus ≥10 g/dL: an exploratory analysis from a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial

BMC Cancer - 2009
Johan Vansteenkiste1, Michael Hedenus2, Pere Gascón3, Carsten Bokemeyer4, Heinz Ludwig5, Jan B. Vermorken6, Lisa Hamilton7, Ken Bridges8, B. Pujol9
1Respiratory Oncology Unit (Pulmonology), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
2Department of Medicine, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
3Department of Medical Oncology at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
4Department of Oncology, Hematology with Section Pneumology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
51st Department of Medicine at the Center for Oncology and Haematology, Wilhelminenspital der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria
6Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
7Biostatisics and Epidemiology, Amgen Ltd, Cambridge, UK
8Hematology/Oncology Therapeutic Area, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
9Hematology/Oncology Therapeutic Area, Amgen Europe, Zug, Switzerland

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