title: Iron status markers in patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung. Relation to survival.
abstract: A longitudinal study of iron status markers (haemoglobin (Hb), serum (S-) iron, S-transferrin, transferrin saturation, S-ferritin) was performed in 31 chemotherapy treated patients with small cell lung cancer. At discovery, eight patients were anaemic (Hb less than 121 g l-1). Hb, S-iron and transferrin saturation were lower (P less than 0.01), and S-ferritin higher (P less than 0.01) than in healthy subjects. Chemotherapy induced an immediate fall in Hb (P less than 0.003), increase in S-iron (P less than 0.003) and transferrin saturation (P less than 0.001). Later in the disease a fall in S-transferrin (P less than 0.006) and an increase in S-ferritin (P less than 0.02) occurred. Thirty patients died during the 2 years observation. S-ferritin at discovery was correlated to performance status score (r = 0.57, P = 0.01) and to survival (r = -0.63, P less than 0.0002). Patients with S-ferritin less than or equal to 400 micrograms l-1 (n = 13) had longer survival than those with S-ferritin greater than 400 micrograms l-1 (n = 18) (P = 0.004).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sengeløv
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dombernowsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D014168:Transferrin; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron