Influence of Allogeneic Blood Transfusion on Clinical Outcome during Radiotherapy for Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
Santin AD, Bellone S, Parrish RS, Coke C, Dunn D, Roman J, Theus JW, Cannon MJ, Parham GP, Pecorelli S. Influence of Allogeneic Blood Transfusion on Clinical Outcome during Radiotherapy for Cancer of the Uterine Cervix. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2003, 56: 28-34. PMID: 12867765, DOI: 10.1159/000072328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic blood transfusionStage IIB patientsStage III patientsBlood transfusionRadiation treatmentCervical cancerRisk ratioIndependent variable predictivePrimary radiation treatmentRoutine blood transfusionProspective Randomized StudyCervical cancer patientsOnset of treatmentDuration of treatmentTotal radiation doseUntransfused groupException of hemoglobinRandomized studyClinical outcomesUterine cervixImmune suppressionCervical carcinomaCancer patientsDistribution of ageDiminished survival