cytostatic therapy and radiation can aggravate anemia, and platinum-based chemotherapy regimens might diminish endogenous erythropoietin Dose-intensified treatment regimens or shortened treatment ...

We review here some of the published papers about correction of anemia. Many, but not all, show a positive effect of erythropoietin or its derivatives when coadministered with oral or intravenous ...

The main causes of anemia are deficient production of erythropoietin (EPO), iron deficiency, and chronic disease with endogenous EPO resistance. EPO has been successfully used for over a decade to ...

These include: Aside from inflammation, other symptoms and bodily changes caused by the chronic illness can also work to cause or worsen anemia. For example, in chronic kidney disease, EPO levels ...

It has long been known that when red blood cells break down or anemia occurs due to bleeding, the hormone erythropoietin (EPO ...

Dienes and colleagues are to be commended for discussing orthostatic hypotension, an underrecognized condition, in their recent CMAJ article.[1][1] In the extensive list of causes of orthostatic ...

During a live event, Andrew Kuykendall, MD, discussed management of anemia before and during use of JAK inhibitor for ...