Randomized trial to compare the dosage of darbepoetin alfa by administration route in haemodialysis patients

• Published in: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 482 - 487
• Main Authors: KIM, CHAN-DUCK, PARK, SUN-HEE, KIM, DAE-JOONG, PARK, JONG-WON, DO, JUN-YOUNG, SHIN, SUK-KYUN, KIM, BEOM-SEOK, SEO, JUNG-JU, KIM, YONG-LIM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.08.2009
• Subjects: administration route; anaemia; Anemia - drug therapy; Darbepoetin alfa; Erythropoietin - administration & dosage; Erythropoietin - analogs & derivatives; haemodialysis; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Injections, Subcutaneous; Prospective Studies; recombinant human erythropoietin; Renal Dialysis

SUMMARY Aim:  The doses of darbepoetin alfa required to maintain target haemoglobin levels after s.c. or i.v. administration when recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) treatment was replaced by darbepoetin alfa treatment in haemodialysis (HD) patients were compared. Methods:  In this prospective...