Table III.

Dosing of intravenous iron and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent during iron supplementation and during combination treatment (erythropoiesis-stimulating agent plus intravenous iron). Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

Parameter	Prior to combination treatment	During combination treatment
Dose of i.v. iron (mg/week)	125 ± 40	126 ± 68
Dose of ESA (U/week)	0	17,300 ± 15,300
Number of RBC units transfused (units/month)	0.23 ± 0.28	0.44 ± 0.56

ESA = erythropoiesis-stimulating agent; RBC = red blood cell; U = unit.