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Anemia Is a Novel Predictive Factor for the Onset of Severe Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Lymphoma Patients Receiving Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisolone Therapy

Takashi Saito^*†, Atsuo Okamura^‡, Junichiro Inoue^†, Daisuke Makiura^†, Hisayo Doi^§, Kimikazu Yakushijin^¶, Hiroshi Matsuoka^¶, Yoshitada Sakai^†#, Rei Ono^*

* Department of Community Health Sciences, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
† Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
‡ Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kakogawa Central City Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan
§ Division of Nursing, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
¶ Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
# Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan