The country is seeing a 6% annual increase in patients with renal failure (caused mostly by diabetes and obesity).

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The US and the UK have long waiting lists for kidney donations which are needed by patients with renal failure who rely on dialysis machines to stay alive until they are given a new kidney.

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Epogen's main use is to treat anemia in patients with kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease.

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