Is there a predictive significance of ABO blood group on chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in patients with stage III colon cancer?

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Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) is the most important cause of thrombocytopenia in cancer patients. In this paper, I discussed the effect of ABO blood group on CIT in patients with stage III colon cancer. In a pilot study, a total of 131 (72 men, 55 %) eligible patients with stage III colon cancer were divided into two groups according to whether they had CIT. Both groups were compared using...

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