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Aktaş BY, Ata EB, Çeşmeci E, Çakır İY, Coşkunpınar M, Tahillioğlu Y, Güner G, Güven DC, Arık Z, Kertmen N, Dizdar Ö, Yalçın Ş, Aksoy S. Seven-Year Single-Center Experience of the Efficacy and Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Cancer Patients with Iron-Deficiency Anemia. Curr Oncol 2023; 30:9689-9700. [PMID: 37999123 PMCID: PMC10670613 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30110703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Anemia remains an essential concern affecting the quality of life and the survival of cancer patients. Although there are different approaches to treating anemia in cancer patients, the number of studies reporting the efficacy of iron replacement in cancer patients is limited. In this study, the efficacy and safety of iron carboxymaltose, a parenteral iron treatment option, in the treatment of anemia, were examined retrospectively. A total of 1102 adult patients who received IV ferric carboxymaltose treatment at Hacettepe Oncology Hospital between 2014 and 2020 were included. The mean hemoglobin change observed at the end of the 12th week was 1.8 g/dL, and the rate of patients with an increase in hemoglobin of 1 g/dL or more was 72.1%. It was observed that the treatment demonstrated effectiveness in patients receiving active cancer treatment in all tumor types. The treatment was generally safe, and no grade 3-5 side effects were observed in the patients included in the study. According to one of the most extensive series published in the literature, iron carboxymaltose is an efficient and safe alternative for cancer patients with iron-deficiency anemia.
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- Burak Yasin Aktaş
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Guy’s and Saint Thomas’ NHS Trust, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (E.B.A.); (E.Ç.); (İ.Y.Ç.); (M.C.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (E.B.A.); (E.Ç.); (İ.Y.Ç.); (M.C.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (E.B.A.); (E.Ç.); (İ.Y.Ç.); (M.C.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (E.B.A.); (E.Ç.); (İ.Y.Ç.); (M.C.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (E.B.A.); (E.Ç.); (İ.Y.Ç.); (M.C.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Turkey; (G.G.); (D.C.G.); (Z.A.); (N.K.); (Ö.D.); (Ş.Y.)
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Xu Y, Wang B, Zhang M, Zhang J, Li Y, Jia P, Zhang H, Duan L, Li Y, Li Y, Qu X, Wang S, Liu D, Zhou W, Zhao H, Zhang H, Chen L, An X, Lu S, Zhang S. Carbon Dots as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Anemia. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2200905. [PMID: 35294781 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Due to the adverse effects of erythropoietin (EPO) on cancer patient survival, it is necessary to develop new agents that can be used to efficiently manage and treat cancer-related anemia. In this study, novel distinctive carbon dots, J-CDs, derived from jujube are designed, synthesized, and characterized. Based on the obtained results, this material comprises sp2 and sp3 carbon atoms, as well as oxygen/nitrogen-based groups, and it specifically promotes the proliferation of erythroid cells by stimulating the self-renewal of erythroid progenitor cells in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, J-CDs have no discernible effects on tumor proliferation and metastasis, unlike EPO. Transcriptome profiling suggests that J-CDs upregulate the molecules involved in hypoxia response, and they also significantly increase the phosphorylation levels of STAT5, the major transducer of signals for erythroid progenitor cell proliferation. Overall, this study demonstrates that J-CDs effectively promote erythrocyte production without affecting tumor proliferation and metastasis; thus, they may be promising agents for the treatment of cancer-related anemia.
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- Yuanlin Xu
- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Laboratory of Membrane Biology, New York Blood Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Laboratory of Membrane Biology, New York Blood Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Estiri M, Estiri B, Fallah A, Aghazadeh M, Sedaqati A, Abdollahi A, Rabienia M, Mortazavidehkordi N, Farjadfar A. Therapeutic Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expressing Erythropoietin on Cancer-Related Anemia in Mice Model. Curr Gene Ther 2022; 22:406-416. [PMID: 35382717 DOI: 10.2174/1566523222666220405134136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer-related anemia (CRA) negatively influences cancer patients' survival, disease progression, treatment efficacy, and quality of life (QOL). Current treatments such as iron therapy, red cell transfusion, and erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs) may cause severe adverse effects. Therefore, the development of long-lasting and curative therapies is urgently required. OBJECTIVE In this study, a cell and gene therapy strategy was developed for in-vivo delivery of EPO cDNA by way of the genetic engineering of human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells (hWJMSCs) to produce and secrete human EPO protein for extended periods after transplantation into the mice model of CRA. METHODS To evaluate CRA's treatment in cancer-free and cancerous conditions, first, a recombinant breast cancer cell line 4T1 which expressed herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSV1-TK) by a lentiviral vector encoding HSV1- TK was developed and injected into mice. After three weeks, all mice developed metastatic breast cancer associated with acute anemia. Then, ganciclovir (GCV) was administered for ten days in half of the mice to clear cancer cells. Meanwhile, another lentiviral vector encoding EPO to transduce hWJMSCs was developed. Following implantation of rhWJMSCs-EPO in a second group of mice, peripheral blood samples were collected once a week for ten weeks from both groups. RESULTS Analysis of peripheral blood samples showed that plasma EPO, hemoglobin (Hb), and hematocrit (Hct) concentrations significantly increased and remained at therapeutic for >10 weeks in both treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS Data indicated that rhWJMSCs-EPO increased the circulating level of EPO, Hb, and Hct in both mouse subject groups, and improved the anemia of cancer in both cancer-free and cancerous mice.
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- Mohammad Estiri
- Iranian institute of Cell & Gene Therapy (iiCGT), Tehran, Iran
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- School of Natural Science, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Iranian institute of Cell & Gene Therapy (iiCGT), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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Zhu J, Fu Q, Wang S, Ren L, Feng W, Wei S, Zhang Z, Xu Y, Ganz T, Liu S. Palladium Nanoplate-Based IL-6 Receptor Antagonists Ameliorate Cancer-Related Anemia and Simultaneously Inhibit Cancer Progression. Nano Lett 2022; 22:751-760. [PMID: 35030010 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In recent years, targeted therapies and immunotherapeutics, along with conventional chemo- and radiotherapy, have greatly improved cancer treatments. Unfortunately, in cancer patients, anemia, either as a complication of cancer progression or as the result of cancer treatment, undermines the expected therapeutic efficacy. Here, we developed a smart nanosystem based on the palladium nanoplates (PdPLs) to deliver tocilizumab (TCZ, a widely used IL-6R antibody) to the liver for specific blockade of IL-6/IL-6R signaling to correct anemia. With chemical modifications, this nanosystem delivered a large mass of TCZ and enhanced liver delivery, inducing a marked suppression of hepcidin expression as a result of diminished IL-6 signaling. Through this mechanism, significant suppression of tumor progression was realized (at least in part) because of the corrected anemia after treatment.
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- Jianqiang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Madeddu C, Neri M, Sanna E, Oppi S, Macciò A. Experimental Drugs for Chemotherapy- and Cancer-Related Anemia. J Exp Pharmacol 2021; 13:593-611. [PMID: 34194245 PMCID: PMC8238072 DOI: 10.2147/jep.s262349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Anemia in cancer patients is a relevant condition complicating the course of the neoplastic disease. Overall, we distinguish the anemia which arises under chemotherapy as pure adverse event of the toxic effects of the drugs used, and the anemia induced by the tumour-associated inflammation, oxidative stress, and systemic metabolic changes, which can be worsened by the concomitant anticancer treatments. This more properly cancer-related anemia depends on several overlapping mechanism, including impaired erythropoiesis and functional iron deficiency, which make its treatment more difficult. Standard therapies approved and recommended for cancer anemia, as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and intravenous iron administration, are limited to the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia, preferably in patients with advanced disease, in view of the still unclear effect of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents on tumour progression and survival. Outside the use of chemotherapy, there are no recommendations for the treatment of cancer-related anemia. For a more complete approach, it is fundamentally a careful evaluation of the type of anemia and iron homeostasis, markers of inflammation and changes in energy metabolism. In this way, anemia management in cancer patient would permit a tailored approach that could give major benefits. Experimental drugs targeting hepcidin and activin II receptor pathways are raising great expectations, and future clinical trials will confirm their role as remedies for cancer-related anemia. Recent evidence on the effect of integrated managements, including nutritional support, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory substances, for the treatment of cancer anemia are emerging. In this review article, we show standard, innovative, and experimental treatment used as remedy for anemia in cancer patients.
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- Clelia Madeddu
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, A. Businco Hospital, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, A. Businco Hospital, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology and Transplant Center, A. Businco Hospital, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, A. Businco Hospital, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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Danzinger S, Fügerl A, Pfeifer C, Bernathova M, Tendl-Schulz K, Seifert M. "Anemia and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients". Cancer Invest 2021; 39:457-465. [PMID: 33961512 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2021.1928166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We analyzed the effect of anemia on tumor response of patients with primary invasive breast cancer (BC) receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). The patient collective was very homogenous; finally, 74 BC patients with identical medication and duration of NACT were enrolled. After completion of NACT, 49 patients (66.2%) had a post-NACT Hb level <12 g/dl. In the anemic group, we found a tendency of lower median tumor response compared to nonanemic patients at this time (15 versus 17 mm, retrospectively, p = 0.18). Age at diagnosis significantly correlated with the difference of Hb [before initiation - after completion of NACT] (correlation coefficient = 0.40, p < 0.001).
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- Sabine Danzinger
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Statistics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Natalucci V, Virgili E, Calcagnoli F, Valli G, Agostini D, Zeppa SD, Barbieri E, Emili R. Cancer Related Anemia: An Integrated Multitarget Approach and Lifestyle Interventions. Nutrients 2021; 13:482. [PMID: 33535496 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cancer is often accompanied by worsening of the patient's iron profile, and the resulting anemia could be a factor that negatively impacts antineoplastic treatment efficacy and patient survival. The first line of therapy is usually based on oral or intravenous iron supplementation; however, many patients remain anemic and do not respond. The key might lie in the pathogenesis of the anemia itself. Cancer-related anemia (CRA) is characterized by a decreased circulating serum iron concentration and transferrin saturation despite ample iron stores, pointing to a more complex problem related to iron homeostatic regulation and additional factors such as chronic inflammatory status. This review explores our current understanding of iron homeostasis in cancer, shedding light on the modulatory role of hepcidin in intestinal iron absorption, iron recycling, mobilization from liver deposits, and inducible regulators by infections and inflammation. The underlying relationship between CRA and systemic low-grade inflammation will be discussed, and an integrated multitarget approach based on nutrition and exercise to improve iron utilization by reducing low-grade inflammation, modulating the immune response, and supporting antioxidant mechanisms will also be proposed. Indeed, a Mediterranean-based diet, nutritional supplements and exercise are suggested as potential individualized strategies and as a complementary approach to conventional CRA therapy.
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Macciò A, Busquets S, Madeddu C, Argilés JM. Editorial: Biological Mechanism-Based and Patient-Centered Management of Cancer-Related Symptoms and Syndromes. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1819. [PMID: 30618829 PMCID: PMC6305426 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Antonio Macciò
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Cancer Research Group, Department de Bioquimica i Biomedicina Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Healt, University of Cagliarih, Cagliari, Italy
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- Cancer Research Group, Department de Bioquimica i Biomedicina Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Madeddu C, Gramignano G, Astara G, Demontis R, Sanna E, Atzeni V, Macciò A. Pathogenesis and Treatment Options of Cancer Related Anemia: Perspective for a Targeted Mechanism-Based Approach. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1294. [PMID: 30294279 PMCID: PMC6159745 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Cancer-related anemia (CRA) is a common sign occurring in more than 30% of cancer patients at diagnosis before the initiation of antineoplastic therapy. CRA has a relevant influence on survival, disease progression, treatment efficacy, and the patients' quality of life. It is more often detected in patients with advanced stage disease, where it represents a specific symptom of the neoplastic disease, as a consequence of chronic inflammation. In fact, CRA is characterized by biological and hematologic features that resemble those described in anemia associated to chronic inflammatory disease. Proinflammatory cytokine, mainly IL-6, which are released by both tumor and immune cells, play a pivotal action in CRA etiopathogenesis: they promote alterations in erythroid progenitor proliferation, erythropoietin (EPO) production, survival of circulating erythrocytes, iron balance, redox status, and energy metabolism, all of which can lead to anemia. The discovery of hepcidin allowed a greater knowledge of the relationships between immune cells, iron metabolism, and anemia in chronic inflammatory diseases. Additionally, chronic inflammation influences a compromised nutritional status, which in turn might induce or contribute to CRA. In the present review we examine the multifactorial pathogenesis of CRA discussing the main and novel mechanisms by which immune, nutritional, and metabolic components affect its onset and severity. Moreover, we analyze the status of the art and the perspective for the treatment of CRA. Notably, despite the high incidence and clinical relevance of CRA, controlled clinical studies testing the most appropriate treatment for CRA are scarce, and its management in clinical practice remains challenging. The present review may be useful to indicate the development of an effective approach based on a detailed assessment of all factors potentially involved in the pathogenesis of CRA. This mechanism-based approach is essential for clinicians to plan a safe, targeted, and successful therapy, thereby promoting a relevant amelioration of patients' quality of life.
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- Clelia Madeddu
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hospital Medical Management, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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An N, Chen Y, Yin D, Zhang HJ, Liu Z, Feng F, Li N, Xin J, Yin W, Xu X, Hu X. Melanoma-Induced Anemia Could be Rescued by Sca-1 + Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Mice. Stem Cells Dev 2017; 26:495-502. [PMID: 28052733 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2016.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The intrinsic basis of cancer-related anemia (CRA) is erythropoiesis disorder, which is a common complication of cancer and exerts a negative influence on the life quality of cancer patients. Cell therapy using mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is considered as a promising method in cancer treatment. Furthermore, MSCs have been used to cure few type of anemia and be considered as a potential strategy to recover anemia radically. However, none reports its application in CRA treatment. In CRA model mice, we found that the number of lin-c-kit+Sca-1+ and Sca-1+ MSCs was decreased. And CRA resulted in an increased number of proerythroblasts and basophilic erythroblasts and decreased number of orthochromatic erythroblasts. Furthermore, in CRA model mice transplanted with Sca-1+ MSCs and MSCs, the levels of red blood cell count and Hb in peripheral blood were obviously increased. And the accumulation of proerythroblasts and basophilic erythroblasts was inhibited. In addition, the expression patterns of GATA-1 and GATA-2, which is pivotal to anemia, were remarkably recovered. Our results demonstrated that either MSCs or its subpopulation could effectively recover CRA erythropoiesis through GATA-1/GATA-2 signaling, which outstrips the traditional symptomatic therapy.
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- Ning An
- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 2 Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University , New York, New York
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- 4 Department of Digestive Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- 5 Molecular Biology Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn, and Combined Injury, Research Institute of Surgery and Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University , Chongqing, China
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- 1 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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Jiang F, Yu WJ, Wang XH, Tang YT, Guo L, Jiao XY. Regulation of hepcidin through GDF-15 in cancer-related anemia. Clin Chim Acta 2014; 428:14-9. [PMID: 24384540 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND High prevalence and unresponsiveness to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are 2 major limitations to the treatment of cancer-related anemia (CRA). They are often related to the dis-regulation of iron metabolism regulated by hepcidin, but the regulatory pathway of hepcidin in CRA is poorly understood. Enhanced GDF-15 levels contribute to the cancer progression and metastasis, and also have been found to suppress hepcidin expression in anemia characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis. The pathophysiological mechanisms and the relationship of GDF-15 and hepcidin in CRA remain to be elucidated. METHODS The concentrations of hepcidin and GDF-15 as well as the hematological and the iron parameters were determined in sera from 131 patients with cancer and 40 healthy controls. RESULTS Serum GDF-15 levels were increased significantly in patients with the severe CRA, compared with the mild or no CRA patients and the controls. Increasing GDF-15 levels corresponded to decreasing hepcidin concentrations. A trend toward a correlation between high levels of GDF-15 and poor prognosis of cancer was also found. Elevation of GDF-15 concentrations suppressed hepcidin expression at high concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that tumor progression results in increased GDF-15 secretion, which may down-regulate hepcidin expression, resulting in iron overload in cancer patients; this phenomenon has also been found in some patients with sideropenic anemia due to chronic blood loss.
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- Fang Jiang
- Department of Hematology Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China
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- Department of Hematology, the second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China
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- Department of Hematology Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China
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- Department of Hematology Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China
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- Department of Hematology Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China
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- Department of Hematology Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China.
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Ludwig H, Müldür E, Endler G, Hübl W. Prevalence of iron deficiency across different tumors and its association with poor performance status, disease status and anemia. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:1886-1892. [PMID: 23567147 PMCID: PMC3690908 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Only limited data on the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and its correlation with clinical parameters are available in cancer. ID frequently contributes to the pathogenesis of anemia in patients with cancer and may lead to several symptoms such as impaired physical function, weakness and fatigue. PATIENTS AND METHODS Parameters of iron status and clinical parameters were evaluated in 1528 patients with cancer who presented consecutively within a four-month period at our center. One thousand fifty-three patients had solid tumors and 475 hematological malignancies. RESULTS ID [transferrin saturation (TSAT) < 20%] was noted in 645 (42.6%) of the 1513 patients with TSAT tests available and 500 (33.0%) were anemic. ID rates were highest in pancreatic (63.2%), colorectal (51.9%) and lung cancers (50.7%). Of the 409 iron-deficient patients in whom serum ferritin levels were available additionally to TSAT, 335 (81.9%) presented with functional ID (FID) (TSAT < 20%, serum ferritin ≥30 ng/ml) and 74 (18.1%) with absolute ID. In patients with solid tumors, prevalence of ID correlated with cancer stage at diagnosis (P = 0.001), disease status (P = 0.001) and ECOG performance status (P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS ID was frequently noted in cancer and was associated with advanced disease, close proximity to cancer therapy, and poor performance status in patients with solid tumors.
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- H Ludwig
- Department of Medicine I, Center for Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna.
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- Department of Medicine I, Center for Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna
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- Central Laboratory, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Central Laboratory, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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