The relationship between transferrin saturation and erythropoiesis during stem cell transplantation.
Ninety-seven percent of 81 patients had a transferrin saturation (TS) level >80% from day 0 of their stem cell transplant. This phenomenon was inversely related with reticulocyte count changes (p<0.0001). The time with a TS > 80% was predicted by reticulocyte recovery (p=0.031) in multivariate analysis. The kinetics of TS is a direct consequence of erythropoietic activity during stem cell transplantation.
Altes
Albert
A
Remacha
Angel Francisco
AF
Sarda
Pilar
P
Baiget
Montserrat
M
Canals
Carme
C
Sierra
Jordi
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis*
D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron