Pre-treatment blood inflammatory markers as predictors of systemic infection during induction chemotherapy: results of an exploratory study in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Autor: Sun Jin Sym, Jinny Park, Hyun Seon Woo, Eun Kyung Cho, Jae Hoon Lee, Dong Bok Shin, Hee Kyung Ahn, Junshik Hong
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 24(1)
ISSN: 1433-7339
Popis: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) and ferritin blood levels in predicting the incidence of systemic infection among adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with induction chemotherapy. Adult patients with newly diagnosed AML who were initially treated with conventional 3 + 7 induction chemotherapy within 5 days of their diagnosis were included. Patients with previous cytotoxic chemotherapy
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