Role of Cresp® in the management of chemotherapy-induced anemia in cancer patients: A real-world clinical practice audit

Autor: Ghanshyam Biswas, Avinash Pandey, Nikhil Ghadyalpatil, Nilesh Lokeshwar, Boben Thomas, Anita Ramesh, Yogesh Arora, Chandragouda Dodagoudar, Vibha Naik, Ashish Joshi, Indranil Ghosh, Rakesh Roy, Medhi Kunjahari, Tejinder Singh, Palanki Dattatreya Satya, Sachin Hingmire, Purvish M. Parikh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: South Asian Journal of Cancer, Vol 09, Iss 01, Pp 59-61 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2278-330X
2278-4306
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_246_19
Popis: Introduction: Anemia is a common, underestimated problem in cancer patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy and has significant adverse effect on the quality of life and outcome. Darbepoetin has been shown to be effective in this setting, but controversy surrounds it actual use. Methods: We analyzed prospectively collected clinical practice data of patients receiving darbepoetin in a real-world setting for this retrospective audit. Patients with baseline hemoglobin (Hb) of
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