Urine Phthalate Metabolites are Elevated in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Associated with Advanced Cancer Stage and Poor Survival.

Yen-Hao ChenWan-Ting HuangWen-Chin LeeChing-Mei ChenFu-Jen ChengChia-Te KungChin-Chou WangLiang-Jen WangYu-Che OuShau-Hsuan Li

Published in: Cancer management and research (2024)

The results of our study showed that urine phthalate metabolites are elevated in ESCC patients and associated with advanced tumor stage, and that a high urinary concentration of MEHP is an independent prognostic factor of worse OS.

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prognostic factors
advanced cancer
palliative care
end stage renal disease
ms ms
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease