Hemoglobin variation and blood transfusion rates in patients affected by locally advanced cervical cancer undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery: the role of erythropoietic growth factors

摘要

Background: The objectives of the present study were to evaluate hemoglobin levels and consequent clinical behaviors related to anemia developed in patients affected by locally advanced cervical cancer treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in the last decade and to evaluate the impact that the introduction of erythropoietic growth factors had in the clinical practice.