Epoetin alpha prevents anaemia and reduces transfusion requirements in patients undergoing primarily platinum-based chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer.

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Published in Br J Cancer on May 01, 1999

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N Thatcher1, E S De Campos, D R Bell, W P Steward, G Varghese, R Morant, J F Vansteenkiste, R Rosso, S B Ewers, E Sundal, E Schatzmann, H Stocker

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1: CRC Department of Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.

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