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- Title
Prognostic Value of Pretreatment Serum Cystatin C Level in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients in the Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy Era.
- Authors
Tan, Xi-Rong; Huang, Sheng-Yan; Gong, Sha; Chen, Yang; Yang, Xiao-Jing; He, Qing-Mei; He, Shi-Wei; Liu, Na; Li, Ying-Qing
- Abstract
Purpose: Serum cystatin C has been considered as a significant prognostic factor for various malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum cystatin C level before antitumor treatment and the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Patients and Methods: A cohort of 2077 NPC patients were enrolled between April 2009 and September 2012. The Kaplan–Meier curves and log rank tests were used to determine the differences of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to determine independent prognostic factors. Results: Overall, 362/2077 (17.4%) patients had high serum cystatin C level, and they were older and more male (both P< 0.001), and they had higher TNM stage (all P< 0.05). Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that patients with high serum cystatin C had worse OS (P< 0.001) and DFS (P< 0.001). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that high serum cystatin C level was an independent prognostic predictor of OS (HR: 1.56, 95%CI: 1.25– 1.95) and DFS (HR: 1.38, 95%CI: 1.13– 1.68). Subgroup analysis based on TNM stage revealed that advanced-stage NPC patients with high serum cystatin C had poorer OS (P< 0.001) and DFS (P< 0.001). Conclusion: Our results revealed that high serum cystatin C level before antitumor treatment can predict clinical outcomes of NPC patients treated with IMRT, and it can guide clinicians to formulate more personalized therapy for NPC patients.
- Subjects
NASOPHARYNX cancer; INTENSITY modulated radiotherapy; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT effectiveness; SERUM; NASOPHARYNX tumors
- Publication
OncoTargets & Therapy, 2021, Vol 14, p29
- ISSN
1178-6930
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/OTT.S286009