Milman N, Sengeløv H, Dombernowsky P
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Br J Cancer. 1991 Nov;64(5):895-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1991.421.
A longitudinal study of iron status markers (haemoglobin (Hb), serum (S-) iron, S-transferrin, transferrin saturation, S-ferritin) was performed in 31 chemotherapy treated patients with small cell lung cancer. At discovery, eight patients were anaemic (Hb less than 121 g l-1). Hb, S-iron and transferrin saturation were lower (P less than 0.01), and S-ferritin higher (P less than 0.01) than in healthy subjects. Chemotherapy induced an immediate fall in Hb (P less than 0.003), increase in S-iron (P less than 0.003) and transferrin saturation (P less than 0.001). Later in the disease a fall in S-transferrin (P less than 0.006) and an increase in S-ferritin (P less than 0.02) occurred. Thirty patients died during the 2 years observation. S-ferritin at discovery was correlated to performance status score (r = 0.57, P = 0.01) and to survival (r = -0.63, P less than 0.0002). Patients with S-ferritin less than or equal to 400 micrograms l-1 (n = 13) had longer survival than those with S-ferritin greater than 400 micrograms l-1 (n = 18) (P = 0.004).
对31例接受化疗的小细胞肺癌患者进行了铁状态标志物(血红蛋白(Hb)、血清铁(S-铁)、转铁蛋白、转铁蛋白饱和度、血清铁蛋白)的纵向研究。在确诊时,8例患者贫血(Hb低于121 g/l)。与健康受试者相比,患者的Hb、S-铁和转铁蛋白饱和度较低(P<0.01),而血清铁蛋白较高(P<0.01)。化疗导致Hb立即下降(P<0.003),S-铁(P<0.003)和转铁蛋白饱和度增加(P<0.001)。在疾病后期,S-转铁蛋白下降(P<0.006),血清铁蛋白增加(P<0.02)。在2年的观察期内,30例患者死亡。确诊时的血清铁蛋白与体能状态评分相关(r = 0.57,P = 0.01),与生存率相关(r = -0.63,P<0.0002)。血清铁蛋白≤400μg/l的患者(n = 13)比血清铁蛋白>400μg/l的患者(n = 18)生存期更长(P = 0.004)。