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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2025

Lymphocyte-C-Reactive Protein Ratio: Impact on Prognosis of Patients Following Resection of Primary Liver Cancer.

Abdullah Altaf, Andrea Baldo, Mujtaba Khalil, Zayed Rashid, Miho Akabane, Shahzaib Zindani, Azza Sarfraz, Andrea Ruzzenente, Luca Aldrighetti, Todd W Bauer and 15 more

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Abdullah AltafDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Andrea BaldoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Mujtaba KhalilDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Zayed RashidDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Miho AkabaneDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Shahzaib ZindaniDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Azza SarfrazDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Andrea RuzzenenteDepartment of Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Luca AldrighettiDepartment of Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Todd W BauerDepartment of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Hugo P MarquesDepartment of Surgery, Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
Guillaume MartelDepartment of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Irinel PopescuDepartment of Surgery, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
Mathew J WeissDepartment of Surgery, Northwell Health, Long Island, New York, USA.
Minoru KitagoDepartment of Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
George PoultsidesDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Shishir K MaithelDepartment of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Vincent LamDepartment of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Tom HughDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Ana GleisnerDepartment of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Feng ShenDepartment of Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, China.
François CauchyDepartment of Surgery, AP-HP, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.
Bas G KoerkampDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Itaru EndoDepartment of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Timothy M PawlikDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-9870

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Abstract

objectiveWe sought to characterize the prognostic value of lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio (LCR) among patients undergoing liver resection (LR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC).

methodsPatients who underwent curative-intent LR for HCC and ICC between 2000 and 2023 were identified from a multiinstitutional database. The prognostic value of nine different inflammatory markers were evaluated relative to short- (i.e., postoperative morbidity) and long-term (recurrence-free survival [RFS] and overall survival [OS]) outcomes.

resultsAmong 715 patients, 499 (69.8%) and 216 (30.2%) individuals were included in the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. Patients with advanced disease and poor tumor biology had lower median levels of LCR. An optimal LCR cutoff threshold of 6100 was identified in the derivation cohort. LCR demonstrated the highest accuracy to predict RFS and OS, with areas under the ROC curve of 0.724 and 0.716, respectively. After adjusting for relevant clinicodemographic factors, lower LCR remained associated with higher odds of postoperative complications (OR: 1.98 [95% CI: 1.27-3.10] and p = 0.003) and particularly, infectious complications (OR: 2.80 [95% CI: 1.57-5.01] and p < 0.001). A lower LCR was independently associated with worse RFS (HR: 2.43 [95% CI: 1.41-3.83] and p = 0.002) and OS (HR: 2.95 [95% CI: 2.10-4.16] and p < 0.001). The prognostic ability of LCR for short- and long-term outcomes performed well in an independent validation cohort.

conclusionLCR was strongly associated with risk of postoperative morbidity as well as worse RFS and OS among patients undergoing LR for HCC and ICC. Preoperative LCR assessment can aid surgeons in the preoperative risk-stratification of patients undergoing surgery for primary liver cancer.

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Bile Duct NeoplasmsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaC-Reactive ProteinHepatectomyLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytesAgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBiomarkers, TumorC-Reactive Proteininflammatory biomarkerliver cancerlymphocyte‐C‐reactive protein ratiooverall survivalpostoperative complicationsrecurrence‐free survival

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PMID40528380
PMCPMC12338384

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