The prognostic role of hemoglobin levels in patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiation for anal cancer

The prognostic role of hemoglobin levels in patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiation for anal cancer

Abstract Background Concurrent chemo-radiation (CT-RT) is a standard therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of anal canal. Different clinical and biological factors may potentially affect outcome. We investigated the prognostic role of baseline hemoglobin (Hb) in a cohort of anal cancer patients submit...

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Main Authors: Pierfrancesco Franco, Francesco Montagnani, Francesca Arcadipane, Chiara Casadei, Kalliopi Andrikou, Stefania Martini, Giuseppe Carlo Iorio, Mario Scartozzi, Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Lorenzo Fornaro, Paola Cassoni, Stefano Cascinu, Umberto Ricardi, Andrea Casadei Gardini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Anal cancer
Hematologic toxicity
Anemia
Hemoglobin
Prognostic factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1035-9

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