Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics (demographics and disease characteristics).

From: Ferric Carboxymaltose in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anaemia: an effective, safe and cost- sparing alternative to blood transfusion

Variables

Ferric Carboxymaltose group

Age (years), median, IQRa

66 ± 16

Gender, n (%)

Male

49 (49.5)

Female

50 (50.5)

Cancer type, n (%)

Colorectal

22 (22.2)

Gastric

22 (22.2)

Breast

21 (21.2)

Pancreas

11 (11.1)

Gynaecological

7 (7.1)

Lung

4 (4.1)

Othersb

12 (12.1)

Disease stage at diagnosis, n (%)

I-III

60 (60.6)

IV

39 (39.4)

Intention treatment at inclusion, n (%)

Curative

45 (45.5)

Palliative

54 (54.5)

Ongoing chemotherapy at inclusion, n (%)

94 (94.9%)

Iron Deficiency, n (%)

Absolute

18 (18.2)

Relative

81 (81.8)

  1. aAbbreviations: IQR – interquartile range.
  2. bOthers: head and neck, cholangiocarcinoma, oesophagus, occult primary tumour, urothelial.