Drugs/Procedures Used: Patients were randomized in a 1:1 fashion to receive either darbepoetin alfa or placebo, supplied in matching syringes at 12 different strengths. Concomitant Medications ...

According to the results of a single-center, prospective, crossover study, darbepoetin alfa—a hyperglycosylated, and therefore longer-acting, derivative of epoetin—is a more effective ...