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ReviewMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2007

Erythropoietin therapy and cancer related anaemia: updated Swedish recommendations.

Jane Ahlqvist-Rastad, Maria Albertsson, Jonas Bergh, Gunnar Birgegård, Peter Johansson, Bertil Jonsson, Elisabeth Kjellen, Sven Påhlman, Björn Zackrisson, Anders Osterborg

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Review in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. 1 RBC Concentrates.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jane Ahlqvist-RastadMedical Products Agency, Uppsala 751 03, Sweden.
Maria Albertsson
Jonas Bergh
Gunnar Birgegård
Peter Johansson
Bertil Jonsson
Elisabeth Kjellen
Sven Påhlman
Björn Zackrisson
Anders Osterborg

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to concerns related to treatment with erythropoietin (EPO) and possible negative effects on tumour control, a workshop was organised by the Medical Products Agency of Sweden with the aim to revise national treatment guidelines if needed. In patients with solid tumours, conflicting results have been reported with respect to tumour control and survival. Until further notice it is therefore recommended that EPO should be used restrictively in the treatment of patients with cancer and that the anticipated improvement in quality of life should be evaluated against potential risks.

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ErythropoietinHematinicsAnemiaContraindicationsFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsPractice Guidelines as TopicReceptors, ErythropoietinSurvival AnalysisSwedenTreatment FailureErythropoietinHematinicsReceptors, Erythropoietin

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