scholarly journals Analysis of Serum Ferritin Level and Its Clinical Value in Advanced Gastric Cancer

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Huang ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Qiwei Chen ◽  
Jingya Ye ◽  
Gong Chen ◽  
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Author(s):  
Babaeva T.N. ◽  
Seregina O.B. ◽  
Pospelova T.I.

At present, the serum ferritin level is not included in the list of prognostic factors; however, it is known that its increased serum level in patients with malignant neoplasms relates with the tumor burden, the degree of disease activity and correlates with a worse prognosis in patients with hematologic malignancies.The normalization of serum ferritin level during remission period confirms the involving of hyperferritinemia in mechanisms of tumor progression and may testify for clinical importance of measurement of serum ferritin level in patients, including those with malignant lymphomas. Objective:The aim of this study was to assess of the prognostic significance of high ferritin levels at the onset of the disease in patients with malignant lymphomas. Materials and methods:98 patients with malignant lymphomaswere enrolled in this study, including 72 patients (73.5%) with non-Hodgkins lymphomas (NHL) and 26 patients (26.5%) with Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL). The increased serum ferritin level (more than 350 ng/ml) was found in 53 (54.2%) patients with malignant lymphomas at the onset of disease and its average concentration was 587,62±131,6 ng/ml (8.3 times higher values of control group, p<0.001).Also the positive statistical correlationsbetween increased ferritin level and increased level of LDH (r=0.47, p<0.001, n=98) and C-reactive protein (r=0.41, p<0.001, n=98) as well as the presence of B-symptomswere found. The median OS was significantly shorter in the group of patients with increased ferritin level (more than 350 ng/ml) at the onset of disease in comparison with group of patients with normal ferritin level, where the median OS was not reach during the observation period. Patients with increased ferritin level before starting chemotherapy also showed worse results of overall survival and increased mortality risk (OR 8.122; 95% CI, 1.764-37.396;р<0.05) compare with a group of patients with ferritin level ˂350 hg/ml at the onset of disease. Conclusion:These results make it possible to include lymphomas’s patients with increased ferritin level at the onset of disease in the group with poor prognosis and lower OS, while the increased ferritin level in patients without previous blood transfusions should be considered as a significant prognostic factor.


Hemoglobin ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Salah H. AL-Zuhairy ◽  
Mohammed A. Darweesh ◽  
Mohammed A-M. Othman

2015 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Keun Park ◽  
Won Joon Choi ◽  
Chang-Mo Oh ◽  
Min-Gi Kim ◽  
Woo Taek Ham ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-163
Author(s):  
E. E. Nazarova ◽  
D. A. Kupriyanov ◽  
G. A. Novichkova ◽  
G. V. Tereshchenko

The assessment of iron accumulation in the body is important for the diagnosis of iron overload syndrome or planning and monitoring of the chelation therapy. Excessive iron accumulation in the organs leads to their toxic damage and dysfunction. Until recently iron estimation was performed either directly by liver iron concentration and/or indirectly by measuring of serum ferritin level. However, noninvasive iron assessment by Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate method unlike liver biopsy or serum ferritin level test. In this article, we demonstrate the outlines of non-invasive diagnostics of iron accumulation by MRI and its specifications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Young Jung ◽  
Jae-Jun Shim ◽  
Sung Keun Park ◽  
Jae-Hong Ryoo ◽  
Joong-Myung Choi ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-195
Author(s):  
Fei Fei Guo ◽  
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Shi Jia Cheng ◽  
Yi Ning Liu ◽  
Jiu Wei Cui ◽  
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Background An increasing number of studies have shown that iron, one of the indispensable trace elements in the human body, is closely related to the occurrence and development of cancer. However, few studies have clearly demonstrated the role of the iron levels in lung cancer patients, or the potential effects of inflammation on iron levels. Methods The clinical data for lung cancer patients and non-lung cancer participants were retrospectively analyzed. The serum iron and ferritin levels were measured and compared using a rank-sum test. The correlation between the serum iron/ferritin and C-reactive protein (CRP) was analyzed by rank correlation. The cut-off values for continuous variables were obtained by the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) method. An analysis of potential prognostic factors in lung cancer patients was conducted by univariate and multivariate survival analyses. Results The serum iron levels in patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) were lower than those with limited-stage SCLC, and the levels of serum ferritin and CRP in those with extensive SCLC were higher than those with limited-stage SCLC. Similarly, the serum iron levels in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were lower than those of patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ disease, and the levels of serum ferritin and CRP in those with stage IV NSCLC were higher than those in stages Ⅰ-Ⅲ. The serum iron level was negatively correlated with the level of CRP, while the serum ferritin level was positively correlated with CRP. The stage of lung cancer, but not the serum iron/ ferritin level, was an independent prognostic factor in lung cancer patients. Conclusions The serum iron and ferritin levels are associated with the staging of lung cancer. The later stages of lung cancer are associated with a lower serum iron level, a higher serum ferritin level, and a higher CRP level. Inflammation may play an important role in regulating the serum iron and ferritin levels in lung cancer patients.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar F. Herran ◽  
Jhael N. Bermúdez ◽  
María Del Pilar Zea

Abstract The present study aimed to (a) establish the frequency of consumption of red meat and eggs; (b) determine serum ferritin levels (μg/l); and (c) establish the relationship between serum ferritin and the consumption of red meat and eggs. In Colombia during 2014–2018, an analytical study was conducted in 13 243 Colombian children between the ages of 5 and 17 years, based on cross-sectional data compiled by ENSIN-2015 (Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional en Colombia-2015) on serum ferritin levels and dietary consumption based on a questionnaire of the frequency of consumption. Using simple and multiple linear regression, with the serum ferritin level as the dependent variable and the frequency of consumption as the main explanatory variable, the crude and adjusted partial regression coefficients (β) between serum ferritin levels and consumption were calculated. The frequency of habitual consumption of red meat was 0⋅49 (95 % CI 0⋅47, 0⋅51) times/d. The frequency of habitual egg consumption was 0⋅76 (95 % CI 0⋅74, 0⋅78) times per d. The mean serum ferritin level in men was 41⋅9 (95 % CI 40⋅6, 43⋅1) μg/l and in women, 35⋅7 (95 % CI 34⋅3, 37⋅7) μg/l (P < 0⋅0001). The adjusted β between the consumption of red meat and eggs and serum ferritin levels were β = 3⋅0 (95 % CI 1⋅2, 4⋅7) and β = 2⋅5 (95 % CI 1⋅0, 3⋅9) for red meat and eggs, respectively. In conclusion, red meat and eggs are determinants of serum ferritin levels in Colombia and, therefore, could be considered public policy options to reduce anaemia and Fe deficiency.


2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syarif Rohimi ◽  
Najib Advani ◽  
Sudigdo Sastroasmoro ◽  
Bambang Mardiyono ◽  
Sukman Tulus Putra ◽  
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Background Thalassemia is a major public health problem inIndonesia. Cardiac diseases remain as the main cause of death inthese patients due to iron overload. Although the T2* magneticresonance imaging has been considered as the gold standard forassessing cardiac iron overload but it has limited availability.The tissue doppler imaging (TDI) echocardiography, a fairly newand easy method that is suggested, can detect early abnormalmyocardial iron overload.Objective To assess myocardial systolic and diastolic functionof thalassemic patients using TDI and examine their correlationwith serum ferritin level.Methods A cross􀁌sectional study was conducted from January toMarch 2011 at the Harapan Kita Women and Children Hospital.We performed clinical examination, serum ferritin level, as wellas conventional and tissue doppler echocardiography on allsubjects.Results We included 34 regularly􀁌tranfused patients, of which17 were boys. The mean age of the subjects was 11.6 (SD 4.7years, range 2.6 􀁌 20 years). Mean pulse rate and blood pressurewere within normal range. Hemoglobin level at inclusion rangedfrom 5.8 to 6 g/dL. Almost all patients did not receive regularchelation therapy. Median serum ferritin level was 6275 ng/mL(range 2151 - 17,646 ng/mL). Conventional echocardiographyshowed normal systolic function, but some diastolic dysfunctionswere found including E wave abnormalites in 4 patients, A waveabnormalites in 3, and E/A ratio abnormalites found in 3. TheTDI showed decreased systolic function (Sa wave abnormality) in9 patients and diastolic dysfunctions (Ea wave abnormality in 11patients and Aa wave abnormaly in 2). No abnormality was foundin Ea/Aa and ElEa ratios. There was a weak negative correlationbetween ferritin level and Sa wave and Ea wave respectively anda moderately negative correlation between ferritin level and Ea/Aa ratio. There was no correlation between serum ferritin andAa wave or ElEa ratio.Conclusion TDI identifies a greater number of patients Mthsystolic and diastolic myocardial dysfunction than was revealedby conventional echocardiography. There was a weak negativecorrelation between serum ferritin to Sa wave and Ea wave, and amoderately negative correlation between ferritin and Ea/Aa ratio.There was no correlation between serum ferritin and Aa wave orElEa ratio. [paediatr Indones. 2012;52:187,93].


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