Table 2 Patients characteristics
From: Is there any role of intravenous iron for the treatment of anemia in cancer?
| Â | Patients | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | |
 Female | 34 | 54 % |
 Male | 29 | 46 % |
Median age | 56 (range 24–81) | |
Treatment type | ||
 Adjuvant or curative | 27 | 42.9 % |
 Metastatic | 36 | 57.1 % |
Cancer type | ||
 Gastrointestinal cancers | 20 | 31.7 % |
 Breast cancer | 15 | 23.8 % |
 Lung cancers | 11 | 17.5 % |
 Others | 17 | 27 % |
Mean levels | Before iv Iron | After iv Iron |
 Hemoglobin | 9.33 g/dL | 11.2 g/dL |
 Serum ferritin | 156 ng/mL | 296.7 ng/mL |
 Serum iron levels | 35.9 μg/dL | 67.7 μg/dL |
Blood transfusion | 18 (28.6Â %) | |