Serum Fibrinogen Is An Independent Prognostic Factor In Operable Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma: A Real-World Study

• Main Authors: Zheng Y, Li Y, Xing W, Qin J, Liu X, Zhang R, Sun H, Chen X
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2019-10-01
• Series: Cancer Management and Research
• Subjects: esophageal cancer; serum fibrinogen; prognostic factor; retrospective study; real world study
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/serum-fibrinogen-is-an-independent-prognostic-factor-in-operable-esoph-peer-reviewed-article-CMAR

Yan Zheng,1,* Yin Li,1,2,* Wenqun Xing,1,* Jianjun Qin,1,2 Xianben Liu,1 Ruixiang Zhang,1 Haibo Sun,1 Xiankai Chen1,2 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yin LiThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University/Henan Cancer Hospital, 127# Dongming Road, Zhengzhou 450000, People’s Republic of ChinaTel [phone]Email [e-mail]: To fully elucidate the relationship of serum fibrinogen and the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Methods: The concentrations of serum fibrinogen were measured by the Clauss method in a total of 1331 operable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients from the past 3 years. The correlation of serum fibrinogen concentration and patient outcome and clinical pathological factors was tested.Results: Hyperfibrinogenemia was significantly correlated with advanced pathological T stage and TNM stage. Serum fibrinogen was determined as a worse independent survival predictor in ESCC by survival analysis. The hazard ratio was 1.672 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.043–2.681). A subgroup analysis further elucidated a significant correlation between hyperfibrinogenemia and younger age (P=0.011), being female (P=0.002), not having a history of smoking (p<0.001) or alcohol consumption (p<0.001), pathological N0 stage (P=0.002), and early pathological TNM stage (I-II) (P=0.004).Conclusion: This research showed that preoperative serum fibrinogen is an independent prognostic factor for survival in ESCC, especially for the early pathological TNM stage (I-II) and N0 patients.Keywords: esophageal cancer, serum fibrinogen, prognostic factor, retrospective study, real world study