Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Prognostic Value of Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers for Patients with Stage II/III Colon Cancer

Background Among numerous systemic inflammatory biomarkers, it remains unclear which is the most prognostic for patients with stage II/III colon cancer. We aimed to compare the prognostic significance of systemic inflammatory biomarkers among patients with stage II/III colon cancer. Methods We inclu...

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Published in:Annals of surgical oncology Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 844 - 852
Main Authors: Suzuki, Shinsuke, Akiyoshi, Takashi, Oba, Koji, Otsuka, Fuhito, Tominaga, Tetsuro, Nagasaki, Toshiya, Fukunaga, Yosuke, Ueno, Masashi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-03-2020
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Summary:Background Among numerous systemic inflammatory biomarkers, it remains unclear which is the most prognostic for patients with stage II/III colon cancer. We aimed to compare the prognostic significance of systemic inflammatory biomarkers among patients with stage II/III colon cancer. Methods We included 1303 patients with stage II/III colon cancer who underwent potentially curative resection from July 2004 to December 2013. Sixteen systemic inflammatory biomarkers—derived from combinations of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, C-reactive protein (CRP), and albumin—were compared to identify the biomarker most associated with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results Nine inflammatory biomarkers were predictive for OS, among which lymphocyte-to-CRP ratio (LCR), CRP-to-albumin ratio (CAR), neutrophil × CRP, monocyte × CRP, and platelet × CRP were also predictive for DFS. Among these five inflammatory biomarkers, the area under the curve (AUC) value was highest (0.630) for LCR, being significantly higher than that for neutrophil × CRP ( P  = 0.010), monocyte × CRP ( P  = 0.007), or platelet × CRP ( P  = 0.010) for OS. When the prognostic impact of LCR and CAR were analyzed by multivariate analysis, only LCR was an independent predictor of both OS [hazard ratio (HR), 1.77; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.23–2.60; P  = 0.002] and DFS (HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.00–1.66; P  = 0.048). Conclusions LCR may be the most useful predictive factor for OS and DFS in patients with stage II or III colon cancer.
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ISSN:1068-9265
1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-019-07904-9