Kidney Transplantation Enables Recovery of Hemoglobin Levels
In a study of kidney transplant recipients, mean hemoglobin levels rose from 10.69 g/dL prior to transplantation to 14.45 g/dL at 1 year after transplantation.
Anemias
US Blood Donors Needed in Face of COVID-19 Crisis
There is an especially urgent need for blood donors with type O blood and for platelet donors
Iron-Based Phosphate Binder Is Effective, Does Not Cause Iron Overload
A study of stable dialysis patients receiving sucroferric oxyhydroxide found no significant changes in hemoglobin, ferritin level, and transferrin saturation.
ADT Use for Prostate Cancer Increases Anemia Risk
Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy alone is associated with increased risks for anemia compared with radical prostatectomy alone, a study found.
Anemia in ADPKD Possibly Linked to Poor Renal Prognosis
Low hemoglobin levels are associated with a greater likelihood of kidney disease progression in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, a study found.
Roxadustat to Get FDA Review for Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
The FDA has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for roxadustat (FibroGen) for the treatment of anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in both nondialysis-dependent and dialysis-dependent patients.
Recommended Hemoglobin Targets for Renal Anemia May Be Too Low
Hemoglobin levels greater than the current recommendations of 10.0 to 11.5 g/dL are associated with improved health-related quality of life among anemic patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis, a study found.
Monoferric Injection Approved for Iron Deficiency Anemia
Monoferric will be supplied in 100mg/mL, 500mg/5mL, and 1000mg/10mL single-dose vials for intravenous infusion after dilution.
Interval Advised Between Molidustat and Oral Iron Intake
Molidustat, an investigational HIF-PHI, is currently in phase 3 of clinical development for the treatment of renal anemia.
Monthly Maintenance IV Iron Safe, Effective in PD Patients
100 mg of iron sucrose is the lowest effective monthly dose tested to date in PD patients, according to investigators.
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