Patients with cancer-related anaemia generally have a poor prognosis. Evidence suggests that an effective erythropoietic protein (epoetin)-mediated haemoglobin (Hb) response provides marked improvement in quality of life (QoL)...the use of an agent which
commonly observed in patients with chronic infections, malignancy, trauma, and inflammatory disorders...inflammatory cytokine IL-6 induces production of hepcidin, an iron-regulatory hormone that may be responsible...