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Anemia as an independent prognostic factor for survival in patients with cancer: a systemic, quantitative review.

J. Jaime, Maribel Salas, Alexandra M. Ward, Glenwood Goss

PubMed · 2001 · 848 citations · 59 references

Abstract

Anemia is associated with shorter survival times for patients with lung carcinoma, cervicouterine carcinoma, head and neck carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

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Cumulative Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Trials for Myocardial Infarction

Joseph Lau, Elliott M. Antman, Jeanette Jimenez-Silva et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1992 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Quality-of-life benefit in chemotherapy patients treated with epoetin alfa is independent of disease response or tumor type: results from a prospective community oncology study. Procrit Study Group.

George D. Demetri, Mark G. Kris, James L. Wade et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 1998 · 756 citations

Long-Term Survival in Metastatic Transitional-Cell Carcinoma and Prognostic Factors Predicting Outcome of Therapy

Dean F. Bajorin, Paul M. Dodd, Madhu Mazumdar et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 1999 · 726 citations

Impact of therapy with epoetin alfa on clinical outcomes in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies during cancer chemotherapy in community oncology practice. Procrit Study Group.

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Factors Predictive of Survival Among 337 Patients With Mesothelioma Treated Between 1984 and 1994 by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B

James E. Herndon, Mark R. Green, A. Phillippe Chahinian et al. · CHEST Journal · 1998 · 506 citations

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