Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Pretreatment Serum Albumin Level is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Study of the Turkish Descriptive Oncological Researches Group

  • Tanriverdi, Ozgur (Department of Medical Oncology, Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Avci, Nilufer (Department of Medical Oncology, State Hospital) ;
  • Oktay, Esin (Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Kalemci, Serdar (Department of Chest Diseases, Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Pilanci, Kezban Nur (Department of Medical Oncology, Bilim University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Cokmert, Suna (Department of Medical Oncology, Kent Hospital) ;
  • Menekse, Serkan (Department of Medical Oncology, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Kocar, Muharrem (Department of Medical Oncology, Education and Research Hospital) ;
  • Sen, Cenk Ahmet (Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir University Medical Park Hospital) ;
  • Akman, Tulay (Tepecik Education and Research Hospital) ;
  • Ordu, Cetin (Department of Medical Oncology, Bilim University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Goksel, Gamze (Department of Medical Oncology, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Meydan, Nezih (Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine) ;
  • Barutca, Sabri (Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine)
  • Published : 2015.09.02
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Abstract

Background: Several prognostic factors have been studied in NSCLC, although it is unknown which is most useful. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether pre-treatment serum albumin level has prognostic value in patients with Stage IIIB NSCLC. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 204 patients with Stage IIIB NSCLC who met the inclusion criteria. Pre-treatment serum albumin levels and demographic, clinical, and histological characteristics, as well as laboratory variables were recorded. A cut-off value was defined for serum albumin level and the patients were stratified into four groups on thios basis. Results: The majority of the patients was males and smokers, with a history of weight loss, and squamous histological type of lung cancer. The mean serum albumin level was $3.2{\pm}1.7g/dL$ (range, 2.11-4.36 g/dL). A cut-off value 3.11 g/dL was set and among the patients with a lower level, 68% had adenocarcinoma and 82% were smokers. The patients with low serum albumin levels had a lower response rate to e first-line chemotherapy with a shorter progression-free survival and overall survival. Multivariate analysis showed that low serum albumin level was an independent poor prognostic factor for NSCLC. Conclusions: This study results suggest that low serum albumin level is an independent poor prognostic factor in patients with Stage IIIB NSCLC, associated with reduction in the response rate to first-line therapy and survival rates.

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