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- Title
Value of lymph node ratio as a prognostic factor of recurrence in medullary thyroid cancer.
- Authors
Weijing Hao; Jingzhu Zhao; Fengli Guo; Pengfei Gu; Jinming Zhang; Dongmei Huang; Xianhui Ruan; Yu Zeng; Xiangqian Zheng; Ming Gao
- Abstract
Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between lymph node status (the number of resected lymph nodes; the number of metastatic lymph nodes, LNM, and lymph node ratio, LNR) and biochemical recurrence, disease-free survival (DFS), as well as overall survival (OS) in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Methods: This study enrolled MTC patients at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital between 2011 and 2019. We used Logistic regression analysis, Cox regression models and Kaplan-Meier test to identify risk factors influencing biochemical recurrence, DFS, and OS. Results: We identified 160 patients who satisfied the inclusion criteria from 2011 to 2019. We used ROC analysis to define the cut-off value of LNR with 0.24. Multifocality, preoperative calcitonin levels, pathologic N stage, resected lymph nodes, LNM, LNR, and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) clinical stage were significant (P < 0.05) prognostic factors influencing biochemical cure. In univariable analyses, gross extrathyroidal extension, preoperative calcitonin levels, pathologic T classification, pathologic N stage, resected lymph nodes, LNM, LNR, AJCC clinical stage, and biochemical cure were significant (P < 0.05) factors of DFS. When the multivariable analysis was performed, LNR was identified as predictor of DFS (HR = 4.818, 95% CI [1.270–18.276]). Univariable Cox regression models reflected that tumor size, pathologic N stage, and LNR were predictor of OS. Furthermore, multivariable analysis manifested that LNR was predictor of OS (HR = 10.061, 95% CI [1.222–82.841]). Conclusions: This study illustrated that LNR was independent prognostic factor of DFS and OS in MTC. In addition, LNR influenced biochemical cure. Further investigations are needed to determine the optimal cut-off value for predicting prognosis.
- Subjects
MEDULLARY thyroid carcinoma; LYMPH nodes; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL hazards models; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PROGRESSION-free survival; CANCER hospitals
- Publication
PeerJ, 2023, p1
- ISSN
2167-8359
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7717/peerj.15025