Prognostic factors in advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients with weight loss
Prognostic factors in advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients with weight loss
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DOI:
10.1207/s15327914nc3701_4
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发表时间:
2000-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
McArdle, CS
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作者:
O'Gorman, P;McMillan, DC;McArdle, CS
There are few reports on factors that determine survival in advanced gastrointestinal cancer with weight loss. In these patients (n = 91, median weight loss 16.6%), we prospectively examined the importance of metastatic spread, anthropometry, blood parameters, Karnofsky performance status, appetite, and the acute-phase response as predictors of survival. Survival was calculated from date of assessment to the most recent clinic attendance (greater than or equal to 30 mo) or until death. On multivariate analysis, metastatic spread (p < 0.05), Karnofsky performance status (p < 0.01), and C-reactive protein concentration (p < 0.001) had independent prognostic value. In locally advanced disease (n = 64), Karnofsky performance status and C-reactive protein concentration remained significant. There was a significantly lower survival in patients with an acute-phase response (median 136 days) than in patients with no response (median 466 days; p < 0.01). Performance status and the acute-phase response are associated, independent of weight loss, with survival duration in advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients.