Anemia, Neoplasms
Conditions
Keywords
anemia, fatigue, Aranesp®, clinical trial
Brief summary
The purpose of this trial is to assess the effectiveness of Aranesp® administered at 300 mcg every 3 weeks (q3w) in achieving therapeutic objectives of anemia treatment (achieving and maintaining hemoglobin levels consistent with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines).
Interventions
DRUGAranesp®
Sponsors
Amgen
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
- Subjects with non-myeloid malignancy - Anemia (Hgb less than 11.0 g/dL) due to cancer chemotherapy - Receiving chemotherapy and expected to receive at least 8 additional weeks of chemotherapy - Adequate renal function - Adequate liver function
Exclusion criteria
- Subjects with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) - Unstable cardiac disease - Active bleeding - Active systemic or chronic infection - Severe active chronic inflammatory disease - Other hematologic disorder associated with anemia - Uncontrolled hypertension - Known iron or nutritional deficiency - Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection - History of pure red cell aplasia - History of positive antibody response to any erythropoietic agent - Erythropoietin therapy within 4 weeks before screening - RBC transfusions within 2 weeks prior to screening
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin maintenance | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life | — |
| Changes in measures of work productivity and anemia treatment convenience | — |
Outcome results
None listed