Abstract 530P
Background
Recent evidence have showed that high level of systemic inflammation is associated with poor survival in patients with malignancy by promoting cell proliferation. Inflammation-based serum biomarkers including C Reactive Protein (CRP), Albumin (ALB) and CRP/ALB ratio have been showed to have prognostic value in patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). C-reactive protein (CRP) is a nonspecific serum marker of acute-phase inflammatory response. Studies have hypothesized that High CRP is a surrogate marker of tissue inflammation secondary to tumor growth. Albumin is both an inflammatory and nutritional marker. They are readily available and cost-effective tests that are potential prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Prognostic biomarkers help to optimize therapy decisions, as they provide information on the likelihood of response to a given chemotherapeutic regimen.
Methods
The databases of PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar were systematically searched until July 2019. Associations between CRP, ALB and CRP/ALB ratio and overall survival (OS) were investigated by pooling hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results
A total of 13 studies comprising of 2,034 patients were included. The results showed that only High CRP (HR 1.36, CI 95% 1.01, 1.82 p = 0.04) and High CRP/ALB (HR 1.38, CI 9%% 1.15, 1.64 p = 0.0004) ratio are significantly associated with overall survival. Albumin has no statistical association with OS.
Conclusions
High CRP and CRP/ALB ratio are independent prognostic biomarkers in patients with SCLC.
Clinical trial identification
Editorial acknowledgement
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The authors.
Funding
Has not received any funding.
Disclosure
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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