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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

The Elevated Pre-Treatment C-Reactive Protein Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Neo-Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy.

Richard Partl, Katarzyna Lukasiak, Eva-Maria Thurner, Wilfried Renner, Heidi Stranzl-Lawatsch, Tanja Langsenlehner

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Richard PartlDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Katarzyna LukasiakDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Eva-Maria ThurnerDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Wilfried RennerClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Heidi Stranzl-LawatschDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Tanja LangsenlehnerDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the pre-treatment C-reactive protein (CRP) plasma level with survival outcomes in a cohort of 423 consecutive patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neo-adjuvant radiochemotherapy followed by surgical resection. To evaluate the prognostic value of the CRP level for clinical endpoints recurrence-free survival (RFS), local-regional control (LC), metastases-free survival (MFS), and overall survival (OS), uni- and multivariate Cox regression analyses were applied, and survival rates were calculated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. The median follow-up time was 73 months. In univariate analyses, the pre-treatment CRP level was a significant predictor of RFS (hazard ratio (HR) 1.015, 95% CI 1.006-1.023;

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biomarkerC-reactive protein (CRP)inflammationlocally advanced rectal cancerneo-adjuvant radiochemotherapyoutcomeprognostic factor

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PMID33023215
PMCPMC7601888
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