Darbepoetin α for the treatment of anemia in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
✍ Scribed by Pilar Giraldo; Benet Nomdedeu; Javier Loscertales; Carmen Requena; Raquel de Paz; Mar Tormo; Pilar Navarro; Patricia Benedit; José Antonio Gasquet; on behalf of the Aranesp in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (ARM) Study Group
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 295 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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Immunoreactive serum erythropoietin (EPO) was measured in anemic and non-anemic patients with acquired non-severe aplastic anemia (AA; n = 22) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS; n = 31) receiving or not androgens to examine the effect of androgen therapy and anemia on EPO levels in these disorders.
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Approximately 15,000 new cases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are expected in the United States each year. ## METHODS The mainstay for the management of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is supportive therapy with red blood cell (RBC) transfusions to improve the patie