Recombinant human erythropoietin treatment in pre-dialysis patients. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) in predialysis renal patients. DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for 8 weeks. SETTING: Inpatient and outpatient facility in the Clinical Research Center of a university-based hospital. PATIENTS: Fourteen adult subjects with renal insufficiency (mean serum creatinine, 473 mumol/L +/- 61 [6.2 +/- 0.8 mg/dL]) and anemia (mean hematocrit, 0.27 +/- 0.01). INTERVENTIONS: Recombinant human erythropoietin, 50, 100, or 150 IU/kg body weight or placebo given intravenously three times per week. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Subjects who received active r-HuEPO showed a dose-dependent rise in hematocrit; mean hematocrit increased 41% from 0.27 +/- 0.01 to 0.38 +/- 0.01. At the same time, erythrocyte mass rose 43% from 13.7 +/- 0.6 mL/kg in the baseline state to 19.6 +/- 1.0 mL/kg after treatment. Maximal oxygen consumption during exercise increased 9% from 16.0 mL/min.kg +/- 1.8 to 17.5 mL/min.kg +/- 1. 9. CONCLUSIONS: Recombinant human erythropoietin is effective and safe in ameliorating the anemia of pre-dialysis patients.[1]References
- Recombinant human erythropoietin treatment in pre-dialysis patients. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lim, V.S., DeGowin, R.L., Zavala, D., Kirchner, P.T., Abels, R., Perry, P., Fangman, J. Ann. Intern. Med. (1989) [Pubmed]
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