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The relationship between albumin-bilirubin score and survival in patients operated for pancreatic cancer
Author(s)
Evren Fidan Department of Medical Oncology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Atila Yildirim Department of Medical Oncology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Nazli Kazaz Department of Medical Oncology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Sami Fidan Department of Gastroenterology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Arif Burak Cekic Department of General Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Abstract
Objective: To investigate whether albumin-bilirubin score can be used as a prognostic marker in pancreatic cancer patients post-surgery. Method: The retrospective study was conducted at the Medical Oncology Clinic, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, and comprised data from 2010 to 2018 of pancreatic cancer patients who had undergone distal pancreatectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy and were followed up for 3 years. Preoperative and postoperative serum albumin, carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, bilirubin, neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio and platelet:lymphocyte ratio were compared as inaflmmation markers, while albumin-bilirubin scores were calculated using the equation linear predictor. Data was analysed using SPSS 17. Results: Of the 39 patients, 23(59%) were men and 16(41%) were women. The mean age of the sample was 62.4±10.2 years. No statistically signicfiant changes were observed between preoperative and postoperative albumin-bilirubin scores, carcinoembryonic antigen, neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio and platelet:lymphocyte ratio (p>0.05). Signicfiant decreases were observed in postoperative carbohydrate antigen 19-9, aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminas levels (respectively<0.05). No signicfiant change was determined in postoperative albumin-bilirubin grade distributions compared to preoperative values (p=0.180). Although the rate of recurrence increased in line with preoperative albumin-bilirubin scores, the nfiding was not statistically signicfiant ( p=0.055). Mortality rate increased signicfiantly in line with preoperative albumin-bilirubin scores (p=0.013). Conclusion: The albumin-bilirubin score affected survival in patients with pancreatic cancer, and can be employed as a prognostic factor in this patient group.
Publication Details
Page(s) 1340-1344
DOI 10.47391/JPMA.2413
Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 72, Issue: 7, Year: 2022
Keywords
Albuminbilirubin score Prognostic Factors Pancreatic cancer
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