2020
Prior history of acute pancreatitis predicts poor survival in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Gong Y, Fan Z, Luo G, Huang Q, Qian Y, Cheng H, Jin K, Ni Q, Yu X, Liu C. Prior history of acute pancreatitis predicts poor survival in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Pancreatology 2020, 20: 716-721. PMID: 32249060, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of APPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaResectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patientsLog-rank testAcute pancreatitisSurgical resectionDuctal adenocarcinomaPoor survivalHazard ratioHistory of acute pancreatitisDiagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAssociated with poor survivalIndependent survival predictorMultivariable-adjusted hazard ratiosKaplan-Meier methodRetrospective cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelOverall survivalRemote historyClinical characteristicsCohort studyMultivariate analysisRisk factors
2019
The CRP/Albumin Ratio Predicts Survival And Monitors Chemotherapeutic Effectiveness In Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Fan Z, Fan K, Gong Y, Huang Q, Yang C, Cheng H, Jin K, Ni Q, Yu X, Luo G, Liu C. The CRP/Albumin Ratio Predicts Survival And Monitors Chemotherapeutic Effectiveness In Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Management And Research 2019, 11: 8781-8788. PMID: 31632137, PMCID: PMC6778322, DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s211363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCut-off valueOverall survivalMultivariate analysisPredictor of overall survivalOptimal cut-off valueAdvanced pancreatic cancer patientsPrognostic value of baselineKaplan-Meier survival curvesMonitoring chemotherapeutic effectsAdvanced pancreatic cancerSurvival of patientsNinety-five patientsEfficacy of chemotherapyLog-rank testIndicator of prognosisPancreatic cancer patientsCox proportional hazards modelsEffects of chemotherapyValue of baselineProportional hazards modelMetastatic adenocarcinomaPrimary endpointPrognostic valuePancreatic cancerPredicting survival
2014
Blood Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Survival in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy
Luo G, Guo M, Liu Z, Xiao Z, Jin K, Long J, Liu L, Liu C, Xu J, Ni Q, Yu X. Blood Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Survival in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 22: 670-676. PMID: 25155401, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4021-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioBaseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioAdvanced pancreatic cancerNLR changeOverall survivalPancreatic cancerPrognostic roleMultivariate analysisPredictor of overall survivalSerum CA19-9 levelsPredictor of poor survivalAdvanced pancreatic adenocarcinomaCA19-9 levelsSerum albumin levelCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelPostchemotherapy changesClinicopathological predictorsDistant metastasisPrognostic factorsPancreatic adenocarcinomaClinicopathological characteristicsAlbumin levelsPoor survivalPredicting survival