Couture et al. perform an interesting meta-analysis of 5 previously reported, placebo-controlled epoetin alfa studies in anemic cancer patients on chemotherapy. Their conclusions are simple and intuitive: previous blood transfusion […]
An important trial by Schwartzberg et al. has recently been published in The Oncologist. In prospective manner, this trial tested the two erythropoietin preparations commonly used in the US, epoetin […]
The use of rFVIIa in conditions associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) has always been an area of concern in view of the theoretical possibility of enhancing thrombotic complications. However, […]
A nice demonstration again in a placebo controlled trial that recombinant EPO is safe and effective in anemic cancer patients on chemorx. The three times weekly dose is more commonly […]
This positive study demonstrated that epoetin patients did better than no epoetin control patients in a relapsed lymphoma, autologous stem cell transplant setting. Epoetin has been shown not to be […]
A nicely done placebo controlled trial of darbepoetin in anemic hematologic malignancy patients demonstrating darbepoetin’s efficacy and safety. – David H. Henry
This is an important EPO trial in hematologic malignancy patients for two reasons. It demonstrates that lower EPO levels predict response… an observation not reproduced in solid tumor patients but […]
This is a well done study of anemic cancer patients on cisplatin chemotherapy that documents nicely that the best predictor of an ultimate good response to epoetin is an early […]
Important to attempt review, but too much variability in studies to form meaningful conclusion. – Patricia Ford
Excellent design. – Patricia Ford
The study is very important with regard to the question of whether plasma-poor RBCs cause less immunosuppression than RBC units containing more or less plasma (e.g., whole blood). It can […]
This inovative work bears watching. Potential applications include minimally invasive, i.e., laparoscopic, approaches to control of traumatic liver injury. – R. K. Spence.
NATA: Network for the advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis
MISSION: Providing a multidisciplinary forum for dialogue between haematologists, transfusion medicine specialists, anaesthesiologists, intensive care and emergency physicians, surgeons, perfusionists, nurses, biomedical scientists and ther heathcare professionals.
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