Benefits and risks of using erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in lung cancer patients: Study-level and patient-level meta-analyses
Authors:
- Johan VansteenkisteJVJohan Vansteenkiste
- John GlaspyJGJohn Glaspy
- David HenryDHDavid Henry
- Heinz LudwigHLHeinz Ludwig
- Robert PirkerRPRobert Pirker
- Dianne TomitaDTDianne Tomita
- Helen CollinsHCHelen Collins
- Jeffrey CrawfordJCJeffrey Crawford
Open Access
- 1 June 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Lung Cancer
- Vol. 76 (3) , 478-485
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Amgen Inc.
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