Epoetin Alfa in Treating Anemia in Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Anemia, Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Precancerous Condition, Small Intestine Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
In brief
RATIONALE: Epoetin alfa may stimulate red blood cell production and treat anemia in patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether epoetin alfa is more effective than a placebo in treating anemia in patients receiving chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Randomized double blinded phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of epoetin alfa with a placebo in treating anemia in cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00003600
- Run by
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- People needed
- 344
- Starts
- 1998-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-07-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Howard University Cancer Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center — Urbana, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project — Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology — Sioux City, Iowa, United States
- CCOP - Wichita — Wichita, Kansas, United States
- CCOP - Ochsner — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- CCOP - Duluth — Duluth, Minnesota, United States
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- CentraCare Clinic — Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Medcenter One Health System — Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital — Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Altru Health Systems — Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program — Toledo, Ohio, United States
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Rapid City Regional Hospital — Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium — Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Allan Blair Cancer Centre — Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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