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ArticleOphthalmology science2022

High C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Related to Better Survival in Patients with Uveal Melanoma.

Nikki Meijer, Daniël P de Bruyn, Annelies de Klein, Dion Paridaens, Robert M Verdijk, Tos T J M Berendschot, Erwin Brosens, Martine J Jager, Emine Kiliç

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Article in Ophthalmology science, 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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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nikki MeijerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Daniël P de BruynDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Annelies de KleinDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Dion ParidaensDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Robert M VerdijkDepartment of Ocular Oncology, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Tos T J M BerendschotDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Erwin BrosensDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Martine J JagerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Emine KiliçDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLMaastricht University · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To determine whether peripheral blood leukocyte numbers and serum markers of inflammation can be used to predict which patients with primary uveal melanoma will develop metastasis. Design: Retrospective study. Participants: Medical records of patients with uveal melanoma (UM) who received treatment for primary UM between February 1992 and December 2020 at the Erasmus University Medical Center (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and the Rotterdam Eye Hospital (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) were reviewed. Methods: Inclusion criteria were the presence of a melanoma of the choroid or ciliary body and the availability of data from peripheral blood samples taken before treatment of the melanoma. Data including patient demographics, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels; erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR); number of leukocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes; and histopathologic findings were obtained from medical records. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) were calculated. Main Outcome Measures: Metastasis-free survival. Results: Of the 807 patients with UM, serum and leukocyte data were available for 183 of them at the time of primary tumor treatment. In the total group, no correlation was found between ESR before treatment; the number of leukocytes; percentages of neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes; or NLR or LMR values and any of the clinical characteristics or metastasis-free survival. Among patients who underwent enucleation, those with negative Conclusions: The total blood leukocyte number was related to loss of

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CI, confidence intervalCRP, C-reactive proteinESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rateGNA11, guanine nucleotide-binding protein, subunit alpha-11GNAQ, guanine nucleotide-binding protein, q polypeptideHR, hazard ratioLeukocytesLMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratioMarkers of inflammationMetastasisMFS, metastasis-free survivalNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioNLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioUM, uveal melanomaUveal melanoma

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PMID36249686
PMCPMC9560527
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