FDA Panel Backs Hospira's Epogen Biosimilar in 14-1 Vote The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) on Thursday voted 14-to-1 in support of approving Pfizer ...

April 23, 2007 — Using actual US practice patterns and dosing, epoetin alfa (Epogen; peg-EPO therapy) effectively maintains hemoglobin (Hb) levels in hemodialysis patients, according to a presentation ...

After a stroke, uric acid therapy reduces disability in women. Epoetin dose is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease whether patients had lower or higher hemoglobin levels, study finds.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved epoetin and darbepoetin for chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA). Approved epoetin and darbepoetin dosing schedules were three times per week and ...

Breast cancer patients (N = 354) receiving chemotherapy were randomly assigned in 1:1 ratio to epoetin alfa (40,000 U qw) or standard of care (SOC). QOL was assessed at baseline and week 12.