Clinical evaluation of once-weekly dosing of epoetin alfa in chemotherapy patients: improvements in hemoglobin and quality of life are similar to three-times-weekly dosing.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on June 01, 2001

Authors

J L Gabrilove1, C S Cleeland, R B Livingston, B Sarokhan, E Winer, L H Einhorn

Author Affiliations

1: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. janice.gabrilove@mssm.edu

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