Sustaining Blood Lymphocyte Count during Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy as a Predictive Marker for Pathologic Complete Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지
Cancer Research and Treatment
;
: 232-239, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-170061
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between the circulating lymphocyte level during preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and pathologic complete response (pCR) in locally advanced rectal cancer. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
From May 2010 to May 2013, 52 patients treated with preoperative CRT followed by surgery, were analysed. Patients received conventional fractionated radiotherapy (50-54 Gy) with fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. Surgical resection was performed at 4 to 8 weeks after the completion of preoperative CRT. Absolute blood lymphocyte counts and their relative percentage in total white blood cell counts were obtained from complete blood count tests performed prior to and after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of CRT. We analysed the association between achieving pCR and change in blood lymphocyte level during CRT, as well as clinical parameters.RESULTS:
Among 52 patients, 14 (26.9%) had evidence of pCR. Sustaining the blood lymphocyte count during CRT (lymphocyte count at 4 weeks/baseline lymphocyte count > 0.35; odds ratio, 8.33; p=0.02) and initial carcinoembryonic antigen < 4.4 ng/mL (odds ratio, 6.71; p=0.03) were significantly associated with pCR in multivariate analyses.CONCLUSION:
Sustaining blood lymphocyte count during preoperative CRT was predictive for pCR in rectal cancer. Further studies are warranted to investigate the association between pathologic responses and circulating lymphocyte count with its subpopulation during preoperative CRT.
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Assunto principal:
Radioterapia
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Neoplasias Retais
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Contagem de Células Sanguíneas
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Linfócitos
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Antígeno Carcinoembrionário
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Razão de Chances
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Análise Multivariada
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Contagem de Linfócitos
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Terapia Neoadjuvante
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Cancer Research and Treatment
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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