A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Background. Inflammation plays a key role in cancer. In the current study, we proposed a novel inflammation-based stage, named I stage, for patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods. Three hundred and twenty-three patients with resectable ESCC were enrolled in the c...

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Main Authors: Peng-Cheng Chen, Ji-Feng Feng
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5396747
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description Background. Inflammation plays a key role in cancer. In the current study, we proposed a novel inflammation-based stage, named I stage, for patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods. Three hundred and twenty-three patients with resectable ESCC were enrolled in the current study. The I stage was calculated as follows: patients with high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (>10 mg/L), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (>3.5), and platelet-count-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (>150) were defined as I3. Patients with two, one, or no abnormal value were defined as I2, I1, or I0, respectively. The prognostic factors were evaluated by univariate and multivariate analyses. Results. There were 112 patients for I0, 97 patients for I1, 66 patients for I2, and 48 patients for I3, respectively. The 5-year cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients with I0, I1, I2, and I3 was 50.0%, 30.9%, 18.2%, and 8.3%, respectively (I0 versus I1, P=0.002; I1 versus I2, P=0.012; I2 versus I3, P=0.020). Multivariate analyses revealed that I stage was an independent prognostic factor in patients with resectable ESCC (P<0.001). Conclusion. The inflammation-based stage (I stage) is a novel and useful predictive factor for CSS in patients with resectable ESCC.
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spelling doaj-art-bb1ff95e45564e3c8f3d103d381ec40d2025-02-03T05:59:44ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612016-01-01201610.1155/2016/53967475396747A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaPeng-Cheng Chen0Ji-Feng Feng1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, ChinaBackground. Inflammation plays a key role in cancer. In the current study, we proposed a novel inflammation-based stage, named I stage, for patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods. Three hundred and twenty-three patients with resectable ESCC were enrolled in the current study. The I stage was calculated as follows: patients with high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (>10 mg/L), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (>3.5), and platelet-count-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (>150) were defined as I3. Patients with two, one, or no abnormal value were defined as I2, I1, or I0, respectively. The prognostic factors were evaluated by univariate and multivariate analyses. Results. There were 112 patients for I0, 97 patients for I1, 66 patients for I2, and 48 patients for I3, respectively. The 5-year cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients with I0, I1, I2, and I3 was 50.0%, 30.9%, 18.2%, and 8.3%, respectively (I0 versus I1, P=0.002; I1 versus I2, P=0.012; I2 versus I3, P=0.020). Multivariate analyses revealed that I stage was an independent prognostic factor in patients with resectable ESCC (P<0.001). Conclusion. The inflammation-based stage (I stage) is a novel and useful predictive factor for CSS in patients with resectable ESCC.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5396747
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A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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title A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
title_full A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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title_short A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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