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. 2015 Mar 5;8:583–591. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S77497

Table 1.

Colorectal carcinoma: chemotherapy-induced anemia

Chemotherapy Percentage with anemia grade 3/4
Capecitabine79 3
Irinotecan + FU + folinic acid80 6
FOLFIRI81 0
FOLFOX82 3
Bevacizumab + IFL/FUFA83,84 0
Cetuximab85 3
Cetuximab + irinotecan85 5
Capecitabine + oxaliplatin86 3
Capecitabine + irinotecan87 0

Abbreviations: FU, fluorouracil; FOLFIRI, irinotecan + folinic acid + FU; FOLFOX, oxaliplatin + folinic acid + FU; IFL, bolus fluorouracil/leucovorin; FUFA, fluorouracil + folinic acid.