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Table 3 Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent type and frequency at month 12 for peritoneal dialysis patients who initiated darbepoetin alfa Q2W treatment

From: Extended dosing of darbepoetin alfa in peritoneal dialysis patients

Frequency

ESA Type (n = 616)

 

Darbepoetin alfa n (%)

Epoetin alfa n (%)

Epoetin beta n (%)

Total

594 (96.4%)

13 (2.1%)

9 (1.5%)

TIW/BIW

5 (0.8%)

5 (0.8%)

2 (0.3%)

QW

94 (15.3%)

3 (0.5%)

4 (0.6%)

Q2W

431 (70.0%)

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QM

34 (5.5%)

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Other

30 (4.9%)

5 (0.8%)

3 (0.5%)

  1. Abbreviations: BIW, twice a week; QW, once weekly; Q2W, once every other week; QM, once monthly; TIW, three times a week