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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Reduction of Cancer-Induced Thrombocytosis as a Biomarker of Improved Outcomes in Advanced Gastric Cancer.

Kamil Konopka, Paulina Frączek, Maciej Lubaś, Agnieszka Micek, Łukasz Kwinta, Joanna Streb, Paweł Potocki, Piotr J Wysocki

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kamil KonopkaDepartment of Oncology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-007 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2848-9832
Paulina FrączekDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital in Cracow, 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
Maciej LubaśDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital in Cracow, 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
Agnieszka MicekDepartment of Nursing Management and Epidemiology Nursing, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-007 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8557-1774
Łukasz KwintaDepartment of Oncology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-007 Cracow, Poland.
Joanna StrebDepartment of Oncology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-007 Cracow, Poland.
Paweł PotockiDepartment of Oncology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-007 Cracow, Poland.
Piotr J WysockiDepartment of Oncology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-007 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4003-5278
Jagiellonian University · PLCracow University of Technology · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterplay between non-specific inflammatory reaction and tumor microenvironment in gastric cancer (GC) can be measured indirectly by assessing fluctuations in concentration of platelets. Cytotoxic chemotherapy affects these morphotic elements directly by inducing myelosuppression. It was hypothesized that chemotherapy not only directly affects malignant cells, but also through immunomodulation related to myelosuppression.

methodsMetastatic GC patients (N: 155) treated with chemotherapy +/- trastuzumab were enrolled in this retrospective study. Platelet pretreatment concentration (PLT-count) and the deepest level of platelet reduction, as well as other inflammatory and general confounders were collected in the first 12 weeks of treatment (PLT-red). Martingale residuals were used to visualize the relationship between PLT-count, PLT-red, and overall survival (OS). Multiple multivariate Cox regression models were built to assess the impact of platelet reduction on OS and progression-free survival (PFS).

resultsReduction of PLT (PLT-red) to 60% of baseline concentration was associated with improved survival rates (HR = 0.60,

conclusionThrombocytosis reduction represents a novel, clinically important, prognostic factor for OS and PFS in patients with stage IV GC.

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