The relationship between the systemic inflammatory response and survival in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder

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The relationship between tumour stage, grade, elevated C-reactive protein concentration (<10/>10 mg l(-1)), adjuvant therapy and survival was examined in patients with biopsy proven bladder cancer (n=105). On multivariate analysis stage (HR 3.37, 95% CI 1.37-8.29, P=0.008), grade (HR 2.01, 95% CI 1.14-3.57, P=0.017) and preoperative C-reactive protein (HR 3.31, 95% CI 1.09-10.09, P=0.035) were independently associated with cancer-specific survival.