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Egger, V; Hutterer, GC; Mischinger, J; Seles, M; Pichler, R; Mannweiler, S; Huber, K; Balihodzic, A; Spiegelberg, J; Bauernhofer, T; Ahyai, S; Zigeuner, R; Pichler, M; Barth, DA.
Preoperative fibrinogen/CRP score predicts survival in upper urothelial tract carcinoma patients undergoing radical curative surgery.
World J Urol. 2023; 41(5):1359-1364
Doi: 10.1007/s00345-023-04379-y
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- Hutterer Georg
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- Ahyai Sascha
- Balihodzic Amar
- Barth Dominik Andreas
- Bauernhofer Thomas
- Huber Katharina
- Mannweiler Sebastian
- Mischinger Johannes
- Pichler Martin
- Seles Maximilian
- Spiegelberg Jasmin Alija
- Zigeuner Richard
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- PURPOSE: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) represents an often aggressive malignancy associated with poor prognosis. Therefore, finding reliable prognostic biomarkers in patients undergoing curative surgery for improved risk stratification is crucial. We evaluated the prognostic value of the Fibrinogen/C-reactive protein (FC)-score in a cohort of surgically treated UTUC patients. METHODS: 170 patients with radiologically and histologically verified UTUC who underwent radical curative surgery between 1990 and 2020, were included. The FC-score was calculated for each patient, with patients receiving 1 point each if Fibrinogen and/or CRP levels were elevated above the 25th or 75th percentile, respectively. Patients were divided into three subgroups according to their FC-score of 0, 1 or 2 point(s). Kaplan-Meier analysis, uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were implemented. We determined cancer-specific survival (CSS) as primary endpoint, whereas overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were considered secondary endpoints. RESULTS: High FC-score (2 points) was significantly associated with adverse histological features such as vascular invasion (OR = 4.08, 95%CI 1.18-14.15, p = .0027) and tumour necrosis (OR = 6.67, 95%CI 1.35-32.96, p = 0.020). Both, uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models showed the FC-score as a significant predictor for CSS (univariable analysis: FC-score = 1: HR = 1.90, 95%CI 0.92-3.93, p = 0.085 | FC-score = 2: HR = 2.86, 95%CI 1.22-6.72, p = 0.016). Furthermore, in univariable analysis, patients with higher FC-score had significantly shorter OS (FC-score = 1: HR = 1.32, 95%CI 0.70-2.49, p = 0.387 | FC-score = 2: HR = 2.19, 95%CI 1.02-4.67, p = 0.043). However, this did not prevail in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION: The FC-score represents a novel potential biomarker in patients with UTUC undergoing radical curative surgery.
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