Cancer anemia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients are diagnosed as gastrointestinal tumours by imaging, pathological and/or cytological; 2. Patients meet the diagnostic criteria for mild or moderate anemia (mild anemia: Hb 90 to 120g/L or moderate anemia: Hb 60 to 90g/L), peripheral blood film shows small cell hypochromic anemia (MCV64.44µmol/L (360µg/dl); serum ferritin (SF) <14µg/L or transferrin saturation <0.15. 3. Aged 18 to 75 years; 4. KPS score above 70; 5. Life expecting longer than three months; 6. Any medication not be used to treat anemia and improving fatigue within one month before enrollment; 7. No chemotherapy regimen had been used before enrollment or had been discontinued for at least one month; 8. Voluntary subjects and signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. With heart, liver, kidney and other important organ damage. 2. Pregnant women and mental patients. 3. With gastric cancer invading the blood vessels caused by hematemesis, blood in the stool and other major bleeding. 4. Patients did not use the drug as prescribed. 5. Patient was forced to interrupt treatment due to serious side effects during the treatment period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean red blood cell volume;Hb concentration;Red blood cell distribution width;Hematocrit;Red blood cell count; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum ferritin;Karnofsky;Transferrin;Serum iron;Total iron binding capacity; | — |
Countries
China