Can erythropoietin therapy improve survival?
Glaspy J, Dunst J
Oncology 2004;67 Suppl 1:5-11.
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A restrictive use of both autologous donation and recombinant human erythropoietin is an efficient policy for primary total hip or knee arthroplasty.
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Anesth Analg 2004;99:262-271.
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Erythropoietin to treat head and neck cancer patients with anaemia undergoing radiotherapy: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
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Recombinant human erythropoietin, epoetin beta, in patients with relapsed lymphoma treated with aggressive sequential salvage chemotherapy – results of a randomized trial.
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Ann Hematol 2003;82(8):469-475.
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Response predicting factors to recombinant human erythropoietin in cancer patients undergoing platinum-based chemotherapy.
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... Read More