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What is your hemoglobin transfusion threshold for asymptomatic pediatric solid tumor patients during radiation?
Does tumor type matter? Are there issues are associated with overcorrecting anemia during radiation?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
We aim for a Hb of 10g/dL whenever possible. This is not based on any data from pediatrics, but from data in adult patients (Prognostic value of hemoglobin concentrations and blood transfusions in a retrospective study of 386 patients).
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