CURE

SPRING / 2009

Treatment Snapshot

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Management solutions for cancer-related anemia include: 

 

FDA-Approved

> Procrit (epoetin alfa)*
> Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa)* 

 

Non-Drug Interventions

> Blood transfusions
> Iron-rich diet (for iron deficiency)
> Folic acid or vitamin B-12 (for folate or B-12 deficiency, respectively)

*Black-box warning

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