DOSE ADJUSTMENT PRACTICES OF PEGINESATIDE VS. EPOETIN IN EMERALD 1 AND 2 PIVOTAL TRIALS

Peginesatide (P) is a synthetic, pegylated, peptide-based ESA approved for treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease in adult patients (pts) on dialysis. P demonstrated noninferiority to epoetin (E) in maintenance of Hb levels in hemodialysis (HD) pts in two Phase 3 randomized, active-contro...

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Main Authors: Amit Sharma, Whedy Wang, Alex Yang, Ali Hariri, Hong-Ye Gao, Anne-Marie Duliege, Krishna Polu, Nina Oestreicher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212006602