Why the study?
Does preoperative serum IGFBP2 level predict overall survival in patients with gastric cancer?
Population
118 gastric cancer patients and 34 healthy controls
Comparison
Preoperative serum insulin-like growth… vs Healthy controls and lower IGFBP2 levels
Design
Cohort
Key result
Higher serum IGFBP2 level (> 400.01 ng/ml) was an independent prognostic factor predicting worse overall survival in patients with gastric cancer (HR 3.749, P=0.034).
Authors
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May aid preoperative risk stratification in gastric cancer; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Observational (n=152)
Does preoperative serum IGFBP2 level predict overall survival in patients with gastric cancer?
Hazard Ratio: 3.749
p-value: p=0.034
Preoperative serum IGFBP2 levels are elevated in gastric cancer patients and higher levels independently predict worse overall survival.
Hur et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Gastric cancer (n=152). Higher serum IGFBP2 level (> 400.01 ng/ml) vs. Lower serum IGFBP2 level was evaluated on Overall survival (HR 3.749, p=0.034). Higher serum IGFBP2 level (> 400.01 ng/ml) was an independent prognostic factor predicting worse overall survival in patients with gastric cancer (HR 3.749, P=0.034).
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