The systemic inflammatory response, weight loss, performance status and survival in patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer.
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...Analysis was performed using SPSS software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA)....
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...…of C-reactive protein, is a prognostic factor independent of age, stage, performance status, weight-loss and hypoalbuminaemia in patients with advanced cancer including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Martin et al, 1999; O’Gorman et al, 2000; Mahmoud and Rivera, 2002; Scott et al, 2002)....
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...001 1029 M o le c u la r a n d C e ll u la r P a th o lo g y and C-reactive protein concentrations (Scott et al, 2002), have prognostic value, independent of stage, in patients with inoperable NSCLC....
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...…with NSCLC, being associated with an increase in weight loss (Staal van den Brekel et al, 1995; Scott et al, 1996) and fatigue (Scott et al, 2003), loss of lean tissue (McMillan et al, 1998; Simons et al, 1999), decreased performance status and survival (Martin et al, 1999; Scott et al, 2002)....
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...In a study in patients with inoperable nonsmall cell lung cancer (stages III and IV), most patients had a systemic inflammatory response, which correlated closely with increased weight loss, fatigue, and poor prognosis (Scott et al., 2002)....
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...…QLQ-C30 Different aspects of quality of life were assessed using this cancer specific 30-item questionnaire, which has six functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, social, global health status) and several questions relating to a range of physical symptoms (Aaronson et al, 1993)....
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...Karnofsky performance status Performance status was assessed using this numerical scale, and a score was given depending on the level of independence (Mor et al, 1984)....
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...There is also evidence that the systemic inflammatory response is predictive of survival, independent of stage, in advanced gastrointestinal cancer (Falconer et al, 1995; O’Gorman et al, 2000)....
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