Intravenous versus oral iron supplementation for iron deficiency anemia in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Numerous studies have been conducted to manage anemia in surgical patients through iron supplementation as an alternative to blood transfusion. However, patients with locally advanced rectal cancer have often been excluded from these studies, due to their standard treatment invol...

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Published in:	Trials
Main Authors:	Hyeung-min Park, Jaram Lee, Soo Young Lee, Chang Hyun Kim, Hyeong Rok Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Rectal neoplasms Iron-deficiency anemia Chemoradiotherapy Iron supplementation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08624-6