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Erythropoietin, Darbepoetin Increase VTE Risk in Elderly Cancer Patients
Erythropoietin, Darbepoetin Increase VTE Risk in Elderly Cancer Patients
MA Moon
20091010
2009 Nov 10
Elsevier Global Medical News
Erythropoietin, Darbepoetin Increase VTE Risk in Elderly Cancer Patients
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Nov 10, MA Moon
Elderly cancer patients who take erythropoiesis-stimulating agents while undergoing chemotherapy are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism, according to a large epidemiologic study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.A total of 11% of the study subjects developed venous thromboembolism. The rate was 14.3% among patients who took erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), compared with 9.8% among those who did not. The risk was slightly higher in patients...