Overview

IVICA: Intravenous Iron in Colorectal Cancer Associated Anaemia

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
116 eligible patients with confirmed non-metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma and anemia will be randomized to receive either oral ferrous sulphate (control) or intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (intervention). It is hypothesized that intravenous iron supplementation is more efficacious than oral iron therapy.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Collaborator:
National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
Treatments:
Ferric Compounds