Score based on hypoalbuminemia and elevated C-reactive protein predicts survival in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer

Nutrition and Cancer
Maqsood M ElahiNaveed Sattar

Abstract

The presence of a systemic inflammatory response (as evidenced by elevated C-reactive protein concentrations) has been shown to be associated with loss of lean body mass and poor survival in cancer patients. The aim of this study is to assess the value of the combination of hypoalbuminemia and an elevated circulating concentration of C-reactive protein as a prognostic score in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. Patients with advanced colorectal (n = 99) and gastric (n = 66) cancer and who had measurements of albumin and C-reactive protein were identified. Hypoalbuminemia (< 35 g/l/ > or = 35 g/l) and an elevated C-reactive protein (< or = 10 mg/l/ > 10 mg/l) were combined to form a prognostic score (0, 1, and 2). In patients with colorectal cancer, median survival was 12.1, 6.1, and 1.7 m (P < 0.001) for scores of 0, 1, and 2, respectively. In patients with gastric cancer the corresponding median survival was 6.1, 3.1, and 1.6 m, respectively (P < 0.01). The results of the present study suggest that, in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer, a cumulative score based on hypoalbuminemia and an elevated C-reactive protein may be useful. It has the advantage that it is based on routinely available well-standar...Continue Reading

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