23615_vnr FDA APPROVES EXTENDED DOSING OF ARANESP®

More than two-thirds of cancer patients in the U.S. receiving chemotherapy develop anemia, a low red blood cell count. More than half of chemotherapy patients report that fatigue, a common symptom of anemia, affects their daily lives more than any other side effect of treatment, including nausea, pain and depression. Anemia treatments have been available for more than a decade, and treatment typically takes more than two hours per visit. Now, the FDA has approved every-three-week dosing of Aranesp, a medication that increases red blood cell counts, for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia. This extended dosing can provide added convenience for patients and less injection-related burden for patients and health care professionals. Aranesp is the only anemia treatment approved for this less frequent dosing.

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Google Video | April 28, 2006

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