Prognostic value of preoperative blood calcium level and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio for clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Wang Hanfeng1, Duan Peng2, Gu Liangyou1, Lei Zhenwei1, Yang Kairui3, Zhang Xu1
1Department of Urology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Bejing 100853, China; 2Departmant of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital; 3The Ji'nan Military Command LianQinBu Outpatients' Clinic
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the validation of preoperative blood calcium level and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as prognostic indicators for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) after surgery. Methods: Data from 173 patients with ccRCC, treated within the whole year of 2011 at a single center, were evaluated retrospectively. Preoperative NLR, the blood calcium level, TNM and Furhman staging were analyzed by using univariate analysis and Cox multivariate regression analysis respectively. Furthermore, according to the different preoperative blood calcium levels, the Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare the postoperative survivals between declined group and normal group. Results: Univariate analysis revealed that the high NLR, low blood calcium level, high TNM staging and high Furhman staging were identified as relative factors of overall survival (P<0.05 for all). However, Multivariate analysis showed that TNM staging and Furhman staging were the independent prognostic factors (P<0.05). The 3-year survival rate in declined group and normal group was 73.2% and 93.6% respectively (P<0.01). Conclusions: We confirmed a significant association of preoperative elevated NLR and declined blood calcium level with poor clinical outcome in ccRCC patients. Our result indicate that preoperative NLR and blood calcium level could represent useful markers for patients' stratification in ccRCC management.
王瀚锋,段鹏,顾良友,雷振伟,杨凯锐,张旭. 术前血钙及中性粒细胞淋巴细胞计数比对肾透明细胞癌预后的价值分析[J]. 微创泌尿外科杂志, 2015, 4(4): 224-228.
Wang Hanfeng, Duan Peng, Gu Liangyou, Lei Zhenwei, Yang Kairui, Zhang Xu. Prognostic value of preoperative blood calcium level and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio for clear cell renal cell carcinoma. JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE UROLOGY, 2015, 4(4): 224-228.
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