Patients with non curable solid tumors or lymphoma with anemia (hemoglobin < 10g/dl) undergoing palliative care chemotherapy will enter this 12 week single arm open label study. Epoetin alfa 40.000-60.000 IU/week will be administered subcutaneously and controlled every 2 weeks. Up or down titration will be performed according to the currently approved prescription guidance for a total of 12 weeks of treatment. Study end points will be assessed every 4 weeks until final 12 week visit.
The purpose of this study is to assess safety and efficacy of weekly epoetin alfa (Hemax® ) administered for 12 weeks in patients with non curable solid tumors or lymphoma with anemia (hemoglobin < 10g/dl) undergoing palliative care chemotherapy.