Evaluation of C-reactive protein and its prognostic relationship in patients with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Autor:	Negreiros EADS; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. São Paulo/SP, Brazil. Electronic address: elizetenegreiros@hotmail.com., da Silveira TMB; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. São Paulo/SP, Brazil., Fortier SC; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. São Paulo/SP, Brazil., Chiattone CS; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy [Hematol Transfus Cell Ther] 2024 Jan 20. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 20.
DOI:	10.1016/j.htct.2023.11.011
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To assess the prognostic value of C-Reactive Protein (CRP), at diagnosis and during follow-up, of patients with Hodgkin´s Lymphoma treated at the Hematology Service of the Santa Casa de São Paulo Hospital, and to correlate serum CRP levels with disease stage and treatment response. Methods: A retrospective study involving review of 71 medical records of patients diagnosed with Hodgkin´s Lymphoma between February 2012 and January 2016 was performed. Three patients were subsequently excluded, giving a total of 68 patients for analysis. A level of CRP > 1mg/dl was considered elevated. Results: Patients were predominantly male (61.8%) and mean age was 34 years. Fifty-three (78%) patients had advanced stage and (76.5%) had B symptoms. Elevated baseline CRP was associated with greater likelihood of B symptoms (p= 0.02) and of advanced stage (p= 0.015). Patients with Low CRP level after 5th and 6th cycles of chemotherapy was associated with complete response (p=0.04 and p=0.03, respectively). Treatment-refractory patients had greater risk of death (p=0.002). Conclusion: CRP is clinically important for follow-up of patients with Hodgkin´s Lymphoma, where high levels were associated with advanced disease and/or presence of B symptoms. CRP level was considered a predictor of treatment response. Persistence of high CRP values during treatment was associated with refractoriness. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.)
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