Proteinuria as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 1194-1201, 2013.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We investigated the effects of proteinuria and renal insufficiency on all-cause mortality in patients with colorectal cancer, with special emphasis on cancer staging and cancer-related deaths. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively studied a cohort of patients with colorectal cancer. In protocol 1, patients were classified into four groups based on the operability of cancer and proteinuria group 1, early-stage cancer patients (colorectal cancer stage < or =3) without proteinuria; group 2, early-stage cancer patients with proteinuria; group 3, advanced-stage cancer patients without proteinuria (colorectal cancer stage=4); and group 4, advanced-stage cancer patients with proteinuria. In protocol 2, patients were classified into four similar groups based on cancer staging and renal insufficiency (eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2). Between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2009, 3379 patients were enrolled in this cohort and followed until May 1, 2012 or until death.RESULTS:
The number of patients with proteinuria was 495 (14.6%). The prevalence of proteinuria was higher in advanced-stage cancer (n=151, 22.3%) than in early-stage cancer patients (n=344, 12.7%). After adjusting for age, gender and other clinical variables, the proteinuric, early-stage cancer group was shown to be associated with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.67 and a 95% confidence interval of 1.38-2.01, compared with non-proteinuric early-stage cancer patients. However, renal insufficiency was not associated with colorectal cancer mortality.CONCLUSION:
Proteinuria is an important risk factor for cancer mortality, especially in relatively early colorectal cancer.
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Main subject:
Proteinuria
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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Renal Insufficiency
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Neoplasm Staging
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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