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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 46, 期 18, 页码 3425-3433出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.08.004
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Testicular cancer survivors; C-reactive protein; Second cancer; Cardiovascular disease
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- University of Oslo, Norway
Introduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is conflicting evidence regarding CRP as a marker of future cancer. We studied whether CRP predicts CVD and consecutive cancer in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs). Patients and methods: During 1998-2001, 586 TCSs with a high sensitivity CRP <= 10 mg/L were identified median 11 (4-21) years after treatment (FU-1). A second follow-up survey (FU-2) was conducted median 8 (6-9) years after FU-1. At FU-2 we obtained information about post-FU-1 CVD (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularisation or heart failure). Information about post-FU-1 non-germ cell cancer and cardiovascular death in all patients were retrieved from the Cancer Registry of Norway. Results: After FU-1 31 (5.3%) of 586 patients developed non-germ cell cancer (excluding localised prostate cancer), while 28 (4.9%) developed CVD. Cox regression analyses showed that patients with CRP >= 1.5 mg/L had 2.21 (95% CI 1.04-4.70) times higher risk of developing non-germ cell cancer and 2.79 (95% CI 1.22-6.34) times higher risk for CVD compared to patients with CRP <1.5 mg/L at FU-1. Conclusion: In long-term TCSs, CRP may serve as a potential marker of cardiovascular events and a second cancer. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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