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American Heart Association Late-breaking Clinical Trial Report: Risks of Anemia Drug Outweigh Benefits in Cardiovascular Disease Patients With Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Published in Medical Patent Week, December 6th, 2009

Risks from a drug used to correct anemia outweighed its benefits in type 2 diabetic patients with kidney disease and anemia, according to results of the first large, placebo-controlled study of the agent reported in a late-breaking clinical trial at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

Earlier results of the Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events With Aranesp Therapy (TREAT), reported at a recent meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, showed that use of darbepoetin alfa to raise hemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease (without dialysis) and moderate anemia (low red cell blood count) lessened the need for...

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