Table 1.

Patient-related risk factors for FN

Risk Factors for FN
•	Older age (≥ 65 years)	•	Anemia (Haemoglobin <12 g/dL)	•	Baseline ANC < 1500 cells/mm3
•	Advanced disease/metastasis	•	Cardiovascular disease	•	Baseline serum albumin ≤ 3.5 g/dL
•	No antibiotic prophylaxis	•	Renal disease	•	Poor nutritional status and/or lower weight
•	Prior episode of FN	•	Abnormal liver transaminases	•	Prior chemotherapy and radiotherapy
•	No use of G-CSFs	•	ECOG score ≥ 2	•	Prior infection
•	Female	•	Patient with comorbidity (≥ 1)
•	Asian race