Patient Blood Management – is its application possible in oncology?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.57678/rpo.21Keywords:
blood; therapies; position paper; oncologyAbstract
Patient blood management (PBM) is a safe approach aiming to improve a patient’s medical and surgical management in ways that boost and conserve their own blood. Approximately 32% to 60% of oncology patients have iron deficiency – the majority of whom are anaemic – therefore, it is important to discuss strategies to avoid excessive blood usage and the reduction of tumour progression and cancer recurrence. In this position paper experts together with the Anaemia Working Group Portugal discussed a PBM program in haematology and oncology, taking into account several factors that are currently used to approve the applied therapies, based on the latest reviewed information of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network®.