Elevated C-Reactive Protein and Hypoalbuminemia Measured before Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases Predict Postoperative Survival

Autor: Tomokazu Kishiki, Yoshiharu Takenaka, Takashi Kobayashi, Kaoru Kobayashi, Daisuke Endo, Kenji Miki, Masanori Teruya, Koji Morita
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Digestive Surgery. 27:285-290
ISSN: 1421-9883
0253-4886
DOI: 10.1159/000280021
Popis: Background: Few studies have investigated whether the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), an inflammation-based prognostic score measured before resection of colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM), can predict postoperative survival. Patients and Methods: Sixty-three consecutive patients who underwent curative resection for CRLM were investigated. GPS was calculated on the basis of admission data as follows: patients with both an elevated C-reactive protein (>10 mg/l) and hypoalbuminemia (Results: Significant factors concerning survival were the number of liver metastases (p = 0.0044), carcinoembryonic antigen level (p = 0.0191), GPS (p = 0.0029), grade of liver metastasis (p = 0.0033), and the number of lymph node metastases around the primary cancer (p = 0.0087). Multivariate analysis showed the two independent prognostic variables: liver metastases ≧3 (relative risk 2.83) and GPS1/2 (relative risk 3.07). Conclusions: GPS measured before operation and the number of liver metastases may be used as novel predictors of postoperative outcomes in patients who underwent curative resection for CRLM.
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