Prevalence of FID and QoL in Patients with Oncological and with Haematological Malignancies

Patients included into the study will have a laboratory work-up assessing the occurence of functional iron deficiency using laboratory parameters (full blood count, reticulocytes, transferrin saturation, serum-ferritin, CRP, ALAT) and have to fill in once the FACT-An questionnaire generating data on Quality of Life at time of study entry.

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 18 years
• Patients with oncological (solid tumors) and with haematological malignancies (non-solid tumors, including Plasma cell myeloma, lymphoma, myeloproliferative neoplasias [MPN], myelodysplastic syndromes [MDS] and chronic leukemias)
• Within four weeks prior to disease-directed systemic therapy
• Participation in other trials is possible

Exclusion criteria

• Known iron deficiency with or without iron substitution p.o. or i.v. within last 8 weeks prior to inclusion into this trial
• Therapy with RBC-transfusions within last 8 weeks prior to inclusion into this trial
• Therapy with ESA within last 8 weeks prior to inclusion into this trial
• Malignancies with acute need for therapeutic intervention (e.g. acute leukemias, superior vena cava obstruction, etc.)
• Pregnancy
• Any other serious underlying medical, psychiatric, psychological, familial or geographical condition, which in the judgment of the investigator may interfere with the trial
• Inability to give consent