Plasma fibrinogen and serum C-reactive protein are associated with non-small cell lung cancer
Plasma fibrinogen and serum C-reactive protein are associated with non-small cell lung cancer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.03.012
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
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影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Graham, Alastair N.
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作者:
Jones, J. Mark;McGonigle, Niall C.;Graham, Alastair N.
Objectives: There is an association between coagulation and lung cancer. Therefore, preoperative plasma fibrinogen and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration were assessed to determine their association with tumour characteristics and to ascertain any rote in patient selection for curative resection.Methods: These parameters were compared with tumour size, pTNM stage, and possibility of complete resection in 93 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent surgical resection.Results: Plasma fibrinogen concentration (r(s)=0.34, P=0.001) and serum CRP concentration ((r(s)=0.34, P=0.001) were positively correlated with maximum pathological tumour size. A higher plasma fibrinogen concentration was associated with squamous cell carcinoma versus adenocarcinorna (4.5 +/- 0.13 g/L versus 3.6 +/- 0.28 g/L; P = 0.008), with a trend towards a similar association for CRP (P=0.06). Pathological T stage was also associated with mean plasma fibrinogen and serum CRP concentration (P=0.01 and 0.04, respectively), but pN stage was not associated with either parameter. Incomplete resection occurred in 23% of patients with plasma fibrinogen > 5 g/L or serum CRP > 40mg/L (versus only 8% when fibrinogen