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Relationship between hemoglobin levels and tumor oxygenation

Michael HöckelArnulf MayerPeter Vaupel

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medicine.medical_specialtyTumor hypoxiaDarbepoetin alfabusiness.industryAnemiaCancerTumor OxygenationHemoglobin levelsmedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyInternal medicineMedicineTissue hypoxiaComplicationbusinessmedicine.drug

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Tissue hypoxia is a powerful and independent adverse prognostic factor in solid tumors. As outlined in Chapter 11, one major factor causing tumor hypoxia is a decreased O2 transport capacity of the blood resulting from tumor-associated and/or therapy-induced anemia, which is a frequent complication seen in cancer patients (Ludwig et al. 2004; Birgegard et al. 2005).

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2008-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-69459-6_10