Overview

Treatment for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Developed Anemia Due to Chemotherapy

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2003-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to validate a Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire for Anemia Treatment (PSQ-AT) in non small cell lung cancer patients treated with darbepoetin alfa or recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) for anemia due to chemotherapy.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Amgen
Treatments:
Darbepoetin alfa
Epoetin Alfa
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - Subjects receiving multi-cycle chemotherapy for non-small cell lung
cancer - Anemia due to chemotherapy (hgb less than or equal to 11.0 g/dL) - Expected to
receive greater than or equal to 8 additional weeks of chemotherapy as part of their
planned treatment - Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) greater than or equal to 50% -
Adequate renal function - Adequate liver function Exclusion Criteria: - Iron deficiency -
Unstable cardiac disease - Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection