Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Cancer Who Are Not Currently Receiving Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy

Stopped early · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Anemia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of different doses of epoetin alfa for treating anemia in patients who have cancer; or patients who no longer have any signs of cancer, but remain anemic as a result of their treatment. These patients should not be currently receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy. A subject's participation in the study will last approximately 6 months. Subjects will receive weekly doses of epoetin alfa or placebo. Their hemoglobin will be tested every week.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00083486

Run by

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Starts

2004-02-01

Expected to finish

2004-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-04-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body weight >/=99 lbs
• ECOG 0-2
• Anemia results from cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or an association with hormonal therapy or immunotherapy
• Screening hemoglobin level of </=11.0 g/dL for men or </=10.0 for women

Where it is running

• Heritage Physician Group-Oncology — Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
• Spalding Oncology Services — Griffin, Georgia, United States
• Southern Illinois Hematology — Centralia, Illinois, United States
• BioLab Research — Rockville, Maryland, United States
• Slocum-Dickson Medical Group, PC — New Hartford, New York, United States
• NorthEast Urology Research — Concord, North Carolina, United States
• Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Drexel University College of Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Caroline Cancer Center — Aiken, South Carolina, United States
• Charleston Hematology Oncology — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
• Charleston Cancer Care — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
• Volunteer Research Group — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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