Correlation of preoperative fibrinogen-to-plasma albumin ratio with the prognosis of patients with rectal cancer

Lei Zhang; Lizhao Wang; Feiyu Shi; Gaixia Liu; Chenhao HU; Junjun She

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Correlation of preoperative fibrinogen-to-plasma albumin ratio with the prognosis of patients with rectal cancer

VernacularTitle:术前纤维蛋白原与血浆白蛋白比值与直肠癌患者预后的相关性分析
Author: Lei ZHANG ^{1
,

2} ; Lizhao WANG ^{1
,

2} ; Feiyu SHI ^{1
,

2} ; Gaixia LIU ^{1
,

2} ; Chenhao HU ^{1
,

2} ; Junjun SHE ^{1
,

2}
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1. Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
2. Highland of Talents, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: rectal neoplasm; prognosis; fibrinogen to albumin ratio; nomogram
From: Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2021;42(5):755-762
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: 【Objective】 To explore the correlation of preoperative fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio （FAR） with the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with rectal cancer so as to clarify the role of coagulation function and nutritional status in the occurrence and progression of tumors. 【Methods】 We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological data of 647 patients with rectal cancer who underwent radical resection in The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 1， 2013 to December 31， 2016. According to the optimal cut-off point value of FAR determined by receiver operating characteristic curve， 647 rectal cancer patients were divided into high FAR level group and low FAR level group. The correlation between different preoperative FAR levels and clinicopathological characteristics of rectal cancer patients was analyzed. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the independent risk factors for the prognosis of rectal cancer patients. R software was used to construct the nomogram， and C index and calibration chart were used to evaluate the prediction efficiency of the nomogram. 【Results】 Preoperative FAR levels had a good predictive value for the prognosis of rectal cancer patients. The area under ROC curve was 0.771， the optimal cut-off point was 0.092， and the Youden index was 0.446. There were statistically significant differences in age， T stage， N stage， TNM stage， preoperative CEA levels and preoperative CA19-9 levels between rectal cancer patients with different preoperative FAR levels （P<0.05）. The overrall survival and disease-free survival of rectal cancer patients with different preoperative FAR levels had statistically significant differences （P<0.05）. In the multivariate analysis， preoperative FAR levels （≥0.092， HR=3.298， 95% CI： 2.365―4.600， P<0.001）， age （≥60 years， HR=2.110， 95% CI： 1.479―3.012， P<0.001）， TNM stage （Ⅲ grade， HR=6.743， 95% CI： 2.771―16.771， P<0.001）， grade of differentiation （poor， HR=1.639， 95% CI： 1.104―2.432，P=0.014）， preoperative CA19-9 levels （≥37 U/mL， HR=2.205， 95% CI： 1.529―3.180， P<0.001） and not perform postoperative chemoradiotherapy（HR=1.792， 95% CI： 1.294―2.480，P<0.001） were independent risk factors of overall survival for patients with rectal cancer. OS and DFS nomograms of rectal cancer were established by the Rlanguage software， and the C-index was （0.781， 95% CI： 0.749―0.815； 0.754， 95% CI： 0.693―0.760）， respectively. The calibration curve of the nomogram showed high consistence between predictions and actual results for 1-year， 3-year， 5-year OS and DFS. 【Conclusion】 The preoperative high FAR level was an independent risk factor for the prognosis of patients with rectal cancer. It can be supplemented with pathological factors such as TNM stage as prognostic indicators for patients with rectal cancer， which may be helpful for clinicians to follow up or make beneficial treatment for rectal cancer patients.