For cancer patients, anemia can be a debilitating problem that negatively influences their overall quality of life and worsens their prognosis. The condition is caused either by the cancer itself or ...

The pharmaceutical company Affymax just got $10 million for moving forward with an anemia treatment that would require one injection a month as opposed to as many as several shots a week. Imagine the ...

Leuven, Belgium − Many patients with a chronic disease or cancer have to contend with anemia − and the severe fatigue that accompanies anemia impedes the patient considerably in his or her daily ...

Many patients with a chronic disease or cancer have to contend with anemia. At present, the hormone EPO is administered to a large number of these patients to alleviate the anemia. But unfortunately, ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FibroGen, Inc., today announced proof-of-principle for oral anemia therapy FG-4592, a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (PHI), in end-stage ...

EPO, an important drug for treating anemia, can now be produced in higher quantities and with better quality in mammalian cells designed using CRISPR. To many people, EPO rhymes with doping and ...

A new discovery about how the body makes red blood cells could lead to improved treatments for anemia. Share on Pinterest A new discovery about red blood cells may lead to new treatments for anemia.

In this video, Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, professor and Clinical Chief of Nephrology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, discusses treatment options for chronic kidney disease patients with ...

Anemia is a common comorbidity in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This condition is associated with multiple adverse clinical consequences and its management is a core component of ...

Anemia is one of the world's most common preventable conditions, yet it is often overlooked, especially in people with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes-related chronic hyperglycemia can lead to a hypoxic ...

Iron-deficiency anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). It happens when your body doesn't have enough iron. You need iron to make the protein hemoglobin, which helps your red ...

a In all studies hemoglobin response is defined as hematocrit increase of 6% from baseline, independent of transfusion. EPO, erythropoietin; Hb, hemoglobin; s.c., subcutaneous; t.i.w., three times a ...