Pentoxifylline improves hemoglobin levels in patients with erythropoietin-resistant anemia in renal failure

A Cooper, A Mikhail, M W Lethbridge, D M Kemeny, I C Macdougall

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Abstract

It was hypothesized that pentoxifylline might improve the response to recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-Epo) in anemic renal failure patients. Sixteen patients with ESRD and rh-Epo-resistant anemia, defined by a hemoglobin of
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1877 - 1882
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume15
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2004

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