Single measurement of hemoglobin predicts outcome of HCC patients
F Finkelmeier, D Bettinger, V Köberle, M Schultheiß, B Kronenberger, A Piiper, O Waidmann · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2014 · Heft 01
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Zusammenfassung
Objective: Cancer related anemia is a common complication in nearly all types of cancer. Beside the symptoms of fatigue, breathlessness, loss of mental acuity, anemia also significantly impairs quality of life and has been shown to be an important adverse factor for survival in different cancer entities as well as liver cirrhosis. However, the prognostic potential of hemoglobin has not yet been investigated in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore we performed prospective cohort study in two independent cohorts investigating the relation of hemoglobin (Hb) levels and overall survival (OS). Meth…
