The novel index using preoperative C-reactive protein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer.

International Journal of Clinical Oncology
Tomohiko TaniaiToru Ikegami

Abstract

Several kinds of systemic inflammatory response, classified into two types: C-reactive protein (CRP)-based type and blood cell count-based type, were reported as a prognostic indicator in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC). However, there is no consensus which types is more sensitive predictor in patients with PC. Therefore, we here developed a novel biomarker, C-NLR, which consists of both CRP and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and we evaluated the prognostic significance of C-NLR in patients with PC after pancreatic resection. A total of 217 patients was comprised in this study. We retrospectively investigated the relation between C-NLR and disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) after pancreatic resection. Optimal cutoff level of C-NLR was defined as 0.206 by a ROC analysis. By multivariate analysis, age (P = 0.024), TNM stage (P < 0.001), and C-NLR (HR: 1.373, 95% CI: 1.005-1.874, P = 0.046) were independent predictors of DFS, whereas TNM stage (P = 0.016) and C-NLR (HR: 1.468, 95% CI: 1.042-2.067, P = 0.028) were independent predictors of OS. Preoperative C-NLR can be a prognostic indicator in patients with PC after pancreatic resection, suggesting the importance of both CRP and blood cell count in p...Continue Reading

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