Baseline anaemia increases locally advanced rectal cancer mortality in older patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiation.
Edna Darlene RodriguesJoana SimõesLaetitia TeixeiraFátima AiresCatarina FernandesCármen ReyCristina SarmentoMargarida MarquesPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)
Overall and LARC-specific survival were significantly lower for the baseline anaemic older patients and for those aged 75 years or over.