Conditions: Anemia
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 163
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This single arm study will assess the efficacy and safety of Mircera when administered once monthly, subcutaneously or intravenously, for the maintenance of hemoglobin levels in dialysis patients with chronic renal anemia. Patients currently receiving maintenance treatment with epoetin alfa will receive monthly injections of Mircera with a starting dose (120, 200 or 360 micrograms) derived from the dose of epoetin alfa they were receiving in the week preceding study start. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Participants with chronic renal anaemia who were on dialysis and previously treated with intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) epoetin alfa, epoetin beta or darbepoetin alfa received monthly treatment with Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (C.E.R.A.) (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta \[Mircera\]). The initial dose of C.E.R.A. was based on the last dose of the previous Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent (ESA); 120, 200, or 360 micrograms (mcg) C.E.R.A., IV or SC, every 4 weeks for 48 weeks.

Interventions: intervention 1: methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 120, 200 or 360 micrograms sc or iv monthly, starting dose

Protocol document: