CEA to peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI) ratio is prognostic in patients with colorectal cancer peritoneal carcinomatosis undergoing cytoreduction surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy: A retrospective cohort study.
Mathew A KozmanOliver M FisherBree-Anne J RebolledoRoneil ParikhSarah J ValleArief ArrowailiNayef AlzahraniWinston LiauwDavid L MorrisPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
CEA/PCI ratio is an independent prognostic factor for OS and RFS in CRPC. This novel approach allows both tumor activity and volume to be accounted for in one index, thus potentially providing a more accurate indication of tumor biological behavior.
Keyphrases
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- minimally invasive
- antiplatelet therapy
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- mass spectrometry
- squamous cell carcinoma
- locally advanced
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- rectal cancer