Cancer prevention & control : CPC = Prévention & contrôle en cancérologie : PCC
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Cancer Prev Control · Jun 1999
Multicenter StudyAn epidemiological review of red cell transfusions in cancer chemotherapy.
The objective of this chart review was to determine the frequency of transfusion and prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin result < 100 g/L) in patients receiving chemotherapy. ⋯ In this patient cohort, red blood cell transfusion was infrequent (12%). However, patient groups at high risk of transfusion could be identified, with platinum-based chemotherapy being the most significant contributing factor. The information obtained from this multicentre study may prove helpful in developing supportive care guidelines for the management of chemotherapy-related anemia requiring transfusion.