Open AccessBody mass index, C-reactive protein and survival in smokers undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer†
Author(s) -
Masashi Nagata,
Hiroyuki Ito,
Tomohiko Matsuzaki,
Hideyuki Furumoto,
Tetsuya Isaka,
Teppei Nishii,
Tomoyuki Yokose,
Haruhiko Nakayama
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezx004
Subject(s) - medicine , cachexia , lung cancer , body mass index , c reactive protein , gastroenterology , cancer , pathological , oncology , surgery , inflammation
Cachexia has been shown to be related to mortality in patients with advanced cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Smokers receiving surgery for lung cancer are thought to be at risk of developing cachexia postoperatively. We aimed to investigate whether 2 surrogate variables for cachexia, body mass index (BMI) and C-reactive protein (CRP) level, are predictive of mortality in smokers after complete resection of non-small-cell lung cancer.
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