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Hikari Chidimatsu1, Ryouichi Tsunedomi1, Yuki Nakagami1,2
1Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Background/Aim:
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer globally, and the poor prognosis of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) warrants urgent attention. We previously obtained 10 candidate serum biomarkers for mCRC. Our aim with this study was to determine the prognostic performance of the pre-treatment serum C-C motif chemokine ligand 7 (CCL7) concentration in patients with mCRC.
Patients And Methods:
Protein concentrations of CCL7 were examined using ELISA and immunohistochemistry for serum (n=110) and surgical specimens (n=85), respectively, of patients with mCRC. The relationship between protein concentration and prognosis was examined using Cox regression analysis, receiver operator characteristic curve analysis and the Kaplan-Meier method.
Results:
The overall survival (OS) of patients with high concentrations of serum CCL7 was significantly poorer than that of patients with low concentrations. Patients with a high CCL7 concentration in the stroma had significantly poorer outcomes than those with a low concentration. The concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 were significantly higher in the high-CCL7 group, compared to those in the low-CCL7 group. Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that serum CCL7 concentration was a significant prognostic factor for mCRC. The combination of serum CCL and CEA concentrations was also useful in this regard (area under the curve=0.71).
Conclusion:
The combined pre-treatment serum levels of CCL7 and CEA are useful prognostic biomarkers for mCRC.
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