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Prognostic value of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen and D-dimer concentrations in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer

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Purpose

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) has limited value as a standalone predictor of the survival in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). D-dimer (DD) is a predictor of the survival in patients with metastatic CRC. We aimed to predict the prognosis in patients undergoing curative resection for the treatment of CRC by integrating the evaluation of preoperative CEA and DD concentrations with the pathological classification for stage grouping (pStage).

Methods

The study enrolled 304 patients between 2007 and 2012. The Combination of DD and CEA Score (CDCS) awarded 1 point each for a CEA concentration of > 5.0 ng/ml and DD concentration of > 1.0 μg/ml. Patients were classified according to the total points: CDCS 2, increased DD and CEA concentrations; CDCS 1, increased concentration of either DD or CEA; CDCS 0, normal concentrations.

Results

The overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) were significantly lower in patients with CDCS 2 than in those with CDCS 1 or 0. The pStage and CDCS were not independent prognostic predictors of the OS but were predictors of the RFS. The C-index value of the combination of the pStage and CDCS was better than that of either alone for the OS and RFS.

Conclusion

The combination of the pStage and CDCS accurately predicts relapse in patients with CRC.

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The authors would like to thank Minoru Hattori for statistical advice and Enago (https://www.enago.jp) for the English language review.

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    Yasutomo Ojima, Masao Harano, Daisuke Sumitani, Masanori Yoshimitsu & Masazumi Okajima

  2. Department of Surgery, Yoshijima Hospital, 3-2-33 Yoshijimahigashi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

    Yasutomo Ojima

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Ojima, Y., Harano, M., Sumitani, D. et al. Prognostic value of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen and D-dimer concentrations in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer. Surg Today 51, 1108–1117 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-020-02187-0

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