Overview

Evaluating Treatment of Anemia in Subjects With Non-Myeloid MalignanciesReceiving Multicycle Chemotherapy

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of darbepoetin alfa administered in a weight based versus fixed dosing for the treatment of anemia in subjects with non-myeloid malignancies receiving multicycle chemotherapy.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Amgen
Treatments:
Darbepoetin alfa
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - Planned chemotherapy treatment - Anemia (hemoglobin concentration
less than or equal to 11.0 g/dL) - Adequate renal and liver function - Eastern Cooperative
Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 to 2 - Subjects must provide written informed consent Exclusion
Criteria: - Known history of seizure disorder - Known primary hematologic disorder causing
anemia other than non-myeloid malignancies - Unstable/uncontrolled cardiac condition -
Clinically significant inflammatory disease - Known positive test for HIV infection -
Transfusion within 4 weeks of randomization - Neutralizing antibodies to any erythropoietic
agent - Treatment with erythropoietic therapy within 4 weeks before randomization -
Received any investigational drug or device within 30 days before randomization - Pregnant
or breast feeding - Not using adequate contraceptive precautions - Previously randomized
into this study - Known hypersensitivity to any products to be administered - Concerns for
subject's compliance