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Fri Jun 27, 2008, 01:44 PM
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Updated warning for Aranesp and similar drugs
Hi all,
Unfortunately Aranesp and similar drugs seem to give more complications and EMEA (corresponding to FDA in Europe) is updating the warning: http://www.emea.europa.eu/pdfs/human...33396308en.pdf Kind regards Birgitta-A 
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Fri Jun 27, 2008, 03:54 PM
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Thanks for posting this.
Marlene
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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Sat Jun 28, 2008, 05:25 AM
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Warning for Aranesp
Hi Marlene,
The question of giving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents like Aranesp is very complicated  . From one of the other four support groups I belong to we got this abstract today:http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.o.../13/6/715?etoc The insurance companies will probably be still more restrictive with permission to give Aranesp in the future. Kind regards Birgitta-A
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Sat Jun 28, 2008, 09:29 PM
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I think this is the same info the US looked at several months ago. There was debate about whether or not it affected MDS patients. It was decided it did not present a problem for MDS (and I think other non-tumor cancers).
Zoe
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Diagnosed MDS-RA 5q- at age 47 (November 2006). Aranesp 2/07, good response.
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Sun Jun 29, 2008, 05:19 AM
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Aranesp
Hi Zoe,
I hope you are right but this sentense makes me wonder: "Epoetin-containing medicines are indicated in patients with chronic renal failure and for the treatment of anaemia in symptomatic patients with non-myeloid tumours receiving chemotherapy." Kind regards Birgitta-A
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Sun Jun 29, 2008, 09:20 PM
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Birgitta,
The US warnings said the same thing. Using it for MDS is an off-lable use, although after all this time I don't know why it still is. Zoe
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Diagnosed MDS-RA 5q- at age 47 (November 2006). Aranesp 2/07, good response.
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