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Article: The Glasgow Prognostic Score, an inflammation based prognostic score, predicts survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Elevated Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) has been related to poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing surgical resection or receiving sorafenib. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of GPS in patients with various stages of the disease and with different liver functional status. METHODS: One hundred and fifty patients with newly diagnosed HCC were prospectively evaluated. Patients were divided according to their GPS scores. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify clinicopathological variables associated with overall survival; the identified variables were then compared with those of other validated staging systems. RESULTS: Elevated GPS were associated with increased asparate aminotransferase ( P<0.0001), total bilirubin ( P<0.0001), decreased albumin (P<0.0001), alpha-fetoprotein ( P=0.008), larger tumor diameter ( P=0.003), tumor number ( P=0.041), vascular invasion ( P=0.0002), extra hepatic metastasis ( P=0.02), higher Child-Pugh scores (P<0.0001), and higher Cancer Liver Italian Program scores (P<0.0001). On multivariate analysis, the elevated GPS was independently associated with worse overall survival. CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that the GPS can serve as an independent marker of poor prognosis in patients with HCC in various stages of disease and different liver functional status.BMC Cancer 02/2013; 13(1):52. · 3.01 Impact Factor -
Article: Pretreatment serum C-reactive protein level predicts poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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ABSTRACT: C-reactive protein (CRP) is known to be associated with poor prognosis in patients with various malignancies. We investigated the relationship between the pretreatment serum CRP level and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in various stages of the disease. A cohort of 133 patients with newly diagnosed HCC was prospectively evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups: high-CRP group (n = 27) with the pretreatment serum CRP level ≧ 1.0 mg/dl and low-CRP group (n = 106) with the CRP level < 1.0 mg/dl. They were followed 22 months in average (1-69 months) and clinicopathological variables, and overall survivals between the two groups were compared at the end of the follow-up period. There was a significant difference between the two groups in aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total serum bilirubin, albumin, α-fetoprotein level, maximal tumor diameter, frequency of vascular invasion and extrahepatic metastases. Patients in the high-CRP group had higher Child-Pugh scores, higher Cancer of the Liver Italian Program scores and higher Japan Integrated Staging scores than patients in the low-CRP group. The overall survival rates in the high-CRP group were significantly lower than those in the low-CRP group. Survival rates were similar in tumor stage and liver function-matched patients. On multivariate analysis, pretreatment serum CRP level was independently associated with overall survival. Our results demonstrate that the pretreatment serum CRP level is associated with tumor progression and reduced liver function and is an independent poor prognostic marker in patients with HCC.Medical Oncology 03/2012; 29(4):2800-8. · 2.14 Impact Factor
