Publications by authors named "E P Kumchev"
Two patients with thalassemia minor and end-stage renal failure on hemodialysis were treated with epoetin zeta (Silapo, Retacrit; STADA, Germany), a medicinal product that was developed and registered as biosimilar to epoetin alfa. Dosing was titrated individually for two patients to achieve a stable hemoglobin (Hb) concentration of 10.5-12.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To study the effect of mycophenolate mofetil (Cell Cept) in treating patients with various types of chronic glomerulonephritis and other immune nephropathies.
Material And Methods: Between 2000 and 2003 we treated 35 patients (18 women, 17 men) with Cell Cept (La Roche). In 32 patients the diagnosis was confirmed by kidney biopsy (immunofluorescence, light and electron microscopy).
Unlabelled: In the study a clinical assessment is made of the results of treatment of patients with renal anemia by epoetin-beta.
Material And Methods: Thirty two patients (22 women, 10 men) with chronic renal failure and anemia, ranging from 18 to 77 years of age (mean age 46.29 +/- 5.
Objective: To present our experience in the treatment of conventional therapy refractory nephrotic syndrome with cyclosporin A.
Material And Methods: The study sample included 22 patients (12 men, 10 women, aged 40.43 +/- 5.
Low protein diet and ketosteril in predialysis patients with renal failure.
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
March 2001
Unlabelled: After a short review of the contemporary understanding of amino acid supplementation to low protein diets in patients with uremia we present the results of administration of ketosteril in 20 low-protein-diet patients on such a diet.
Material And Methods: Twenty patients (10 men and 10 women) with stable II and III stage chronic renal failure were assigned to a low protein diet (protein up to 40 g/day). Ketosteril (6 tablets a day) were added to the diet.