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Martinez Pacheco VA, Rojas Juarez S, Velasco Sepulveda BH, Ramirez Estudillo A. Proliferative vitreoretinopathy and its relationship with inflammatory serum biomarkers. Int J Ophthalmol 2024; 17:1659-1664. [PMID: 39296565 PMCID: PMC11367444 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2024.09.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/21/2024] Open
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AIM To analyze if a relationship between levels of inflammatory serum biomarkers and severity of primary proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) exists. METHODS A retrospective case-control study. The healthy adult patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and primary PVR were included in the PVR group. For the control group, healthy adults who underwent cataract surgery were included. The grade of PVR was classified according to the Retinal Society Terminology Committee. Blood samples were obtained before surgery, and processed in MYTHIC 18. Measures of interest were neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), the time between the decrease in visual acuity and surgery, PVR grade, type of surgery, final best corrected visual acuity, and rate of re-detachment. RESULTS Totally 240 patients were included, 120 in each group, 79 (65.8%) and 56 (46.7%) were male in the PVR and control group, respectively. PVR A had greater levels of monocytes (0.28±0.18 vs 0.12±0.32, P=0.002), neutrophils (4.59±1.51 vs 3.92±1.27, P=0.006), and LMR (9.32±4.42 vs 7.43±3.90, P=0.01). PVR B had a greater monocyte count (0.30±0.13 vs 0.12±0.32, P=0.001), and PVR C demonstrated higher levels in monocytes (0.27±0.12 vs 0.12±0.32, P=0.004), neutrophils (4.39±1.13 vs 3.92±1.27, P=0.004), and LMR (9.63±3.24 vs 7.43±3.90, P=0.002) compared to control, respectively. An LMR cut-off value of 9.38 predicted PVR with a sensibility of 54.2% and specificity of 77.5% and NLR cut-off of 1.70 predicted PVR with a sensibility of 62% and specificity of 54.2%. CONCLUSION Patients with primary PVR demonstrate greater neutrophil, monocyte, and LMR levels than the control group. Cut-off values obtained from ratios could be useful in a clinical setting when no posterior view of the fundus is possible due to media opacity.
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- Hospital de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Retina and Vitreous Department, Mexico City 06030, Mexico
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- Hospital de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Retina and Vitreous Department, Mexico City 06030, Mexico
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Ari Yuka S, Yilmaz A. Decoding dynamic miRNA:ceRNA interactions unveils therapeutic insights and targets across predominant cancer landscapes. BioData Min 2024; 17:11. [PMID: 38627780 PMCID: PMC11022475 DOI: 10.1186/s13040-024-00362-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Competing endogenous RNAs play key roles in cellular molecular mechanisms through cross-talk in post-transcriptional interactions. Studies on ceRNA cross-talk, which is particularly dependent on the abundance of free transcripts, generally involve large- and small-scale studies involving the integration of transcriptomic data from tissues and correlation analyses. This abundance-dependent nature of ceRNA interactions suggests that tissue- and condition-specific ceRNA dynamics may fluctuate. However, there are no comprehensive studies investigating the ceRNA interactions in normal tissue, ceRNAs that are lost and/or appear in cancerous tissues or their interactions. In this study, we comprehensively analyzed the tumor-specific ceRNA fluctuations observed in the three highest-incidence cancers, LUAD, PRAD, and BRCA, compared to healthy lung, prostate, and breast tissues, respectively. Our observations pertaining to tumor-specific competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) interactions revealed that, in the cases of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD), and breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA), 3,204, 1,233, and 406 ceRNAs, respectively, engage in post-transcriptional intercommunication within tumor tissues, in contrast to their absence in corresponding healthy samples. We also found that 90 ceRNAs are shared by the three cancer types and that these ceRNAs participate in ceRNA interactions in tumor tissues compared to those in normal tissues. Among the 90 ceRNAs that directly interact with miRNAs, we uncovered a core network of 165 miRNAs and 63 ceRNAs that should be considered in RNA-targeted and RNA-mediated approaches in future studies and could be used in these three aggressive cancer types. More specifically, in this core interaction network, ceRNAs such as GALNT7, KLF9, and DAB2 and miRNAs like miR-106a/b-5p, miR-20a-5p, and miR-519d-3p may have potential as common targets in the three critical cancers. In contrast to conventional methods that construct ceRNA networks using differentially expressed genes compared to normal tissues, our proposed approach identifies ceRNA players by considering their context within the ceRNA:miRNA interactions. Our results have the potential to reveal distinct and common ceRNA interactions in cancer types and to pinpoint critical RNAs, thereby paving the way for RNA-based strategies in the battle against cancer.
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- Selcen Ari Yuka
- Department of Bioengineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 34220, Turkey.
- Health Biotechnology Joint Research and Application Center of Excellence, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 34220, Turkey.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 34220, Turkey
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Qiu W, Li W, Xu K, Zhu G, Luo H, Deng Y, Qin Z, Zeng K, Wei Y, Lin X. Prognostic significance of fibrinogen and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio score and D-dimer/Albumin ratio for prognosis in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:107338. [PMID: 37690163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent research indicates that systemic inflammation significantly affects the overall prognosis of individuals with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. To delve deeper into this issue, a retrospective study was undertaken. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between fibrinogen and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio scores, D-dimer/Albumin ratios, and the Glasgow Outcome Scale at 6 months post-discharge for patients with aSAH. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 321 patients who experienced aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. These patients were monitored using the Glasgow Outcome Scale six months after being discharged from Huizhou Central People's Hospital. Patients with GOS scores between 1 and 3 were classified as having a poor prognosis, while those with scores ranging from 4 to 5 were considered to have a good prognosis. To create distinct sets, patients were randomly divided into both training and validation groups. The best cut-off value for the D-dimer/Albumin ratio was established through ROC curves, and the scores for fibrinogen and the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio were calculated. Utilizing multivariate logistic regression analysis, independent risk factors linked to an unfavorable prognosis in aSAH patients were identified. A nomogram model was developed and validated based on these findings, providing an improved approach for evaluating the prognostic influence of risk factors. To gauge the model's predictive performance, several analytical tools such as ROC curves, calibration curves, and decision curve analysis were employed. This comprehensive approach ensured a thorough assessment of the prognostic prediction capabilities of the model. RESULTS Multivariate regression analysis revealed that Age (OR=3.87, 95%CI=1.54-9.73, p=0.004), Pneumonia (OR=3.54, 95%CI=1.41-8.86, p=0.007), WFNS (OR=3.24, 95%CI=1.23-8.54, p=0.017), DAR (OR=2.88, 95%CI=1.13-7.34, p=0.027), and F-NLR (OR=3.12, 95%CI=1.22-7.97, p=0.017) were identified as independent risk factors influencing the prognosis of patients with aSAH. Additionally, the area under the ROC curve was 0.866 (95%CI=0.805-0.927) for the training set and 0.924 (95%CI=0.849-0.999) for the validation set. The calibration curve analysis demonstrated a minor error of 0.02 for the training set and 0.051 for the validation set. Furthermore, both the training set and validation set displayed significant clinical benefits according to the DCA curves, underscoring the meaningful utility of the developed nomogram. CONCLUSIONS Fibrinogen and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio scores, and the D-dimer/Albumin ratio emerged as significant independent risk factors for prognosticating the outcomes of patients with aSAH. Leveraging these factors, a robust nomogram model was meticulously developed, showcasing its impressive precision in prognostic predictions. These results underscore the promising clinical applicability of these biomarkers as effective prognostic indicators for individuals afflicted by aSAH.
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- Wenjie Qiu
- Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China
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- Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China
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Cao H, Shi H, Zhao M, Liu Z, Qian J. Prognostic value of the combined preoperative plasma fibrinogen and systemic inflammatory indexes in ESCC patients. Discov Oncol 2023; 14:143. [PMID: 37541963 PMCID: PMC10403484 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00763-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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The prognostic indexes based on the combination of preoperative fibrinogen and systemic inflammatory indexes may have greater predictive value in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). It was found that the predictive ability of F-NLR was more valuable than other systemic inflammatory indexes. The preoperative F-NLR score was closely related to the TNM stage, and could be used as an important independent prognostic index for patients with ESCC. Then the nomogram model constructed by F-NLR and TNM stage had higher prognostic ability than that of AJCC stage for ESCC patients. Preoperative F-NLR is a new independent prognostic index and a potential marker for treatment response monitoring in patients with ESCC.
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- Honggang Cao
- Department of Oncology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, 75 Juchang Street, Yancheng, 224005, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, 75 Juchang Street, Yancheng, 224005, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Yancheng Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, 66 Renmin Road, Yancheng, 224005, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Yancheng Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, 66 Renmin Road, Yancheng, 224005, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Yancheng Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, 66 Renmin Road, Yancheng, 224005, China.
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Solmaz S, Uzun O, Sevindik OG, Demirkan F, Ozcan MA, Ozsan GH, Alacacıoglu I. The effect of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte and platelet score on the prognosis in patients with multiple myeloma. Int J Lab Hematol 2023; 45:13-19. [PMID: 36053932 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In multiple myeloma cases, a variety of prognostic parameters have been identified, which contain the Durie-Salmon classification and the international staging system (ISS) that takes the serum ß2 microglobulin and albumin levels, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR). This study investigates the effect of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte and platelet (HALP) score which is a marker of inflammation status and nutrition, at the time of diagnosis for the patients with multiple myeloma on prognosis. METHODS A total of 200 multiple myeloma patients with HALP scores calculated from serum haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte count and platelet levels at the time of diagnosis were retrospectively examined. The effect of HALP score on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival and its relationship between the previously evaluated prognostic parameters were investigated. RESULTS The optimal cut-off value with the ROC curves for the HALP score was 28.8. The patients were divided into two groups according to the optimal value of the HALP score (low-score group: HALP ≤28.8 [n: 134] and high-score group HALP >28.8 [n: 66]). In the group with the high HALP score, the OS was statistically longer than the low HALP score group (84 months and 53 months; p = 0.0001). In addition, when the effects of NLR, PLR, HALP score and ISS stage on OS were examined by multivariate analysis, all these markers were found to be statistically significant predictors. CONCLUSIONS HALP score may be a valuable prognostic marker for patients with multiple myeloma.
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- Serife Solmaz
- Department of Hematology, Izmir Katip Celebi Training and Research Hospital, IZMIR, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, Turkey
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Li H, Liu R, Li J, Li J, Wu H, Wang G, Li Z, Li D. Prognostic significance of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to albumin ratio in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after hepatectomy. J Cell Mol Med 2022; 26:3196-3202. [PMID: 35481993 PMCID: PMC9170822 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Inflammation has been reported to play an important role in tumour progression and prognosis. In this study, we evaluated the prognostic significance of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) to albumin ratio (GAR) in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) after hepatectomy. We retrospectively analysed 650 ICC patients underwent hepatectomy at three Chinese medical centres between January 2009 and September 2017. Patients were classified into derivation cohort (n = 509) and validation cohort (n = 141). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the optimal cut-off value for GAR. Survival curve and cox regression analysis were applied to assess the prognostic power of GAR. The prognostic accuracy of GAR was compared with other variables by ROC curve. The optimal cut-off value for GAR was 1.3655. Preoperative high GAR was closely related to tumour number, lymph node invasion and GGT. The survival curve of derivation and validation cohorts showed that patients in the high GAR group had significantly shorter overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) than patients in the low GAR group. Multivariate analysis in the derivation cohort confirmed that GAR was an independent prognostic factor for survival outcomes. Moreover, the ROC curve revealed that GAR had better predictive accuracy than other variables. High GAR predicted poor OS and DFS in ICC patients after hepatectomy. GAR may be a novel, simple and effective prognostic marker for ICC patients.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Tumor Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Tumor Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Tumor Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery & Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery & Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Tumor Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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Bauckneht M, Rebuzzi SE, Signori A, Frantellizzi V, Murianni V, Lodi Rizzini E, Mascia M, Lavelli V, Donegani MI, Ponzano M, Gaudiano A, Stazza ML, Licari M, Cavallini L, Laghi V, Cindolo L, Maggi M, Sciarra A, Mammucci P, Sambuceti G, Costa RP, Spanu A, Rubini G, Monari F, De Vincentis G, Fornarini G. The prognostic power of inflammatory indices and clinical factors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with radium-223 (BIO-Ra study). Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2021; 49:1063-1074. [PMID: 34486070 PMCID: PMC8803683 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05550-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Purpose To combine peripheral blood indices and clinical factors in a prognostic score for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients treated with radium-223 dichloride ([223Ra]RaCl2). Patients and methods Baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (donor), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), systemic inflammation index (SII), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS), Gleason score (GS) group, number of bone metastases, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), line of therapy, previous chemotherapy, and the presence of lymphadenopathies were collected from seven Italian centers between 2013 and 2020. Lab and clinical data were assessed in correlation with the overall survival (OS). Inflammatory indices were then included separately in the multivariable analyses with the prognostic clinical factors. The model with the highest discriminative ability (c-index) was chosen to develop the BIO-Ra score. Results Five hundred and nineteen mCRPC patients (median OS: 19.9 months) were enrolled. Higher NLR, dNLR, PLR, and SII and lower LMR predicted worse OS (all with a p < 0.001). The multivariable model including NLR, ECOG PS, number of bone metastases, ALP, and PSA (c-index: 0.724) was chosen to develop the BIO-Ra score. Using the Schneeweiss scoring system, the BIO-Ra score identified three prognostic groups (36%, 27.3%, and 36.6% patients, respectively) with distinct median OS (31, 26.6, and 9.6 months, respectively; hazard ratio: 1.62, p = 0.008 for group 2 vs. 1 and 5.77, p < 0.001 for group 3 vs. 1). Conclusions The BIO-Ra score represents an easy and widely applicable tool for the prognostic stratification of mCRPC patients treated with [223Ra]RaCl2 with no additional costs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00259-021-05550-6.
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- Matteo Bauckneht
- Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy. .,Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Medicine, Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Villa Stuart Private Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Medicine, Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis in patients with advanced serous ovarian carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 2021; 15:217. [PMID: 34476101 PMCID: PMC8408678 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2021.2381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting sensitivity to chemotherapy and prognosis has attracted great interest in several types of cancer. In the present study, the correlation between pre-chemotherapy NLR and sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis in patients with advanced serous ovarian carcinoma was examined by retrospectively reviewing the medical records of 50 patients with stage III-IV serous ovarian carcinoma from 2005 to 2012. Patients were divided into high-NLR (32 patients) and low-NLR (18 patients) groups according to a cutoff value of 2.47. This cutoff was calculated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve that demonstrated 84% specificity and 60% sensitivity. Patient characteristics, sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis were subsequently compared. The results revealed no significant difference in patient characteristics between the two groups. In the low-NLR group, 14 of 18 patients (77.8%) were sensitive to platinum-based chemotherapy, whereas 11 of 32 were sensitive in the high-NLR group (34.4%) (P=0.007). Overall and disease-free survival (DFS) were significantly longer in the low-NLR than in the high-NLR group (P=0.013 and P=0.043, respectively). The current results suggested that pre-chemotherapeutical NLR may serve as a biomarker of sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis in patients with advanced serous ovarian carcinoma.
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Immunological Prognostic Factors in Multiple Myeloma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073587. [PMID: 33808304 PMCID: PMC8036885 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell neoplasm characterized by an abnormal proliferation of clonal, terminally differentiated B lymphocytes. Current approaches for the treatment of MM focus on developing new diagnostic techniques; however, the search for prognostic markers is also crucial. This enables the classification of patients into risk groups and, thus, the selection of the most optimal treatment method. Particular attention should be paid to the possible use of immune factors, as the immune system plays a key role in the formation and course of MM. In this review, we focus on characterizing the components of the immune system that are of prognostic value in MM patients, in order to facilitate the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic directions.
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