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Erythropoietin Summary

Description: Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the kidney in the adult and the liver in the fetus, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.

Key Diseases for which Erythropoietin is Relevant

  1. Anemia : 268 outcomes 306 studies in 2881 results
  2. Chronic Kidney Failure (Chronic Renal Failure) : 62 outcomes 78 studies in 831 results
  3. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 52 outcomes 114 studies in 687 results
  4. Ischemia : 26 outcomes 41 studies in 225 results
  5. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (Myelodysplastic Syndrome) : 23 outcomes 33 studies in 180 results
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Drugs Related to Erythropoietin

  1. Iron
  2. Hemoglobins (Hemoglobin)
  3. Epoetin Alfa (Epogen)
  4. Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF)
  5. Hormones
  6. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)
  7. darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)
  8. Cisplatin (Platino)
  9. Nitric Oxide (Nitrogen Monoxide)
  10. Diuretics
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Therapies Related to Erythropoietin

  1. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis)
  2. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  3. Blood Transfusion (Blood Transfusions)
  4. Kidney Transplantation
  5. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients)
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