NCIt definition : A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to the
endogenous glycoprotein erythropoietin (Epo). Epo promotes the differentiation and
maturation of hematopoietic progenitors into erythrocytes; is a mitogen and a chemoattractant
for endothelial cells; stimulates activated and differentiated B-cells and enhances
B-cell immunoglobulin production and proliferation; and is hypoxia-inducible. (NCI04);