Potential clinical prognostic factors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with gefitinib

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (14_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7088-7088
Author(s):  
V. M. Villaflor ◽  
C. R. Polowy ◽  
J. S. Coon ◽  
W. T. Leslie ◽  
I. Lukic ◽  
...  
2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (14_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7089-7089
Author(s):  
C. Polowy ◽  
J. Coon ◽  
V. Villaflor ◽  
W. Leslie ◽  
I. Lukic ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Damla Deniz ◽  
Mehmet Gürbilek ◽  
Mehmet Koç

Abstract Objective: Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a commonly used therapeutic modality. We investigated CRT effects on acute phase reactants (APRs). The aim of this study was to assess possible changes in APR levels during radiotherapy and to determine the usefulness of APRs as prognostic factors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Methods: We prospectively evaluated 30 patients and 30 healthy controls. Plasma levels of APRs were measured. Post-CRT and pre-CRT levels were compared. Survival of patients were also followed up for a period of 3 years. Results: In NSCLC patients, post-CRT albumin, transferrin (Trf), and ceruloplasmin (Cp) levels were significantly lower, and post-CRT ferritin (FER) levels were significantly higher, than their pre-CRT levels. In GBM patients, post-CRT Trf and prealbumin (Prealb) levels were significantly higher than pre-CRT levels. Pre-CRT C-reactive protein (CRP) and FER levels in NSCLC patients and Cp levels in GBM patients were associated with patient survival. Conclusion: This study suggests that APRs may be useful for monitoring response to treatment during CRT in NSCLC and GBM patients. Bearing in mind their accessibility and clinical value, plasma CRP and FER in NSCLC patients and Cp in GBM patients can be considered candidate prognostic factors.


2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (14_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7088-7088 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Villaflor ◽  
C. R. Polowy ◽  
J. S. Coon ◽  
W. T. Leslie ◽  
I. Lukic ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21089-e21089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Mendez ◽  
Domingo Benjamín ◽  
David Lorente ◽  
Corina Escoin ◽  
Carmen Salvador ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang-Yu Zhu ◽  
Ke-xin Fang ◽  
Jian-ying He ◽  
Ri Cui ◽  
Yong-Kui Zhang ◽  
...  

We sought to develop and validate a clinical nomogram model for predicting overall survival (OS) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with resected tumors that were 30 mm or smaller, using clinical data and molecular marker findings. We retrospectively analyzed 786 NSCLC patients with a pathological tumor size less than 30 mm who underwent surgery between 2007 and 2017 at our institution. We identified and integrated significant prognostic factors to build the nomogram model using the training set, which was subjected to the internal data validation. The prognostic performance was calibrated and evaluated by the concordance index (C-index) and risk group stratification. Multivariable analysis identified the pathological tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and Ki-67 expression as independent prognostic factors, which were entered into the nomogram model. The nomogram-predicted probabilities of OS at 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years posttreatment represented optimal concordance with the actual observations. Harrell’s C-index of the constructed nomogram with the training set was 0.856 (95% CI: 0.804-0.908), whereas TNM staging was 0.814 (95% CI: 0.742-0.886, P=5.280221e−13). Survival analysis demonstrated that NSCLC subgroups showed significant differences in the training and validation sets (P<0.001). A nomogram model was established for predicting survival in NSCLC patients with a pathological tumor size less than 30 mm, which would be further validated using demographic and clinicopathological data. In the future, this prognostic model may assist clinicians during treatment planning and clinical studies.


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