Review: Erythropoietin or darbepoetin for anemia in patients with cancer produces both benefits and harms with no increase in survival

TherapeuticsJanuary 1, 2007Review: Erythropoietin or darbepoetin for anemia in patients with cancer produces both benefits and harms with no increase in survivalJeanna Welborn, MDJeanna Welborn, MDUniversity of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA (J.W.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2007-146-1-006 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationBohlius J, Wilson J, Seidenfeld J, et al. Erythropoietin or darbepoetin for patients with cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(3):CD003407. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16856007Clinical Impact RatingsHematology: Oncology: References1 Rizzo JD, Lichtin AE, Woolf SH, et al. Use of epoetin in patients with cancer: evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. Blood. 2002;100;2303-20. [PMID: 12239138] Google Scholar2 Bokemeyer C, Aapro MS, Courdi A, et al. EORTC guidelines for the use of erythropoietic proteins in anaemic patients with cancer. Eur J Cancer. 2004;40:2201-6. [PMID: 15454245] Google Scholar3 Auerbach M, Ballard H, Trout JR, et al. Intravenous iron optimizes the response to recombinant human erythropoietin in cancer patients with chemotherapy-related anemia: a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial. J Clin Oncol. 2004;22:1301-7. [PMID: 15051778] Google Scholar4 Henke M, Mattern D, Pepe M, et al. Do erythropoietin receptors on cancer cells explain unexpected clinical findings? J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:4708-13. [PMID: 17028293] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA (J.W.) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails January 1, 2007Volume 146, Issue 1Page: 6KeywordsAnemiaCancer preventionCancer treatmentDrug administrationDrugsErythropoietinFoodHematocritHemoglobinHypertensionInformation storage and retrievalProspective studiesQuality of lifeRed blood cellsVenous thromboembolism ePublished: 9 March 2020 Issue Published: January 1, 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...