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The association between the inflammatory response to surgery and postoperative complications in older patients with cancer; a prospective prognostic factor study
Plas, M., Rutgers, A., van der Wal-Huisman, H., de Haan, J. J., Absalom, A. R., de Bock, G. H. & van Leeuwen, B. L., Jun-2020, In : Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 11, 5, p. 873-879 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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- The association between the inflammatory response to surgery and postoperative complications in older patients with cancer; a prospective prognostic factor study
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- Translational Immunology Groningen (TRIGR)
- Critical care, Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Emergency medicine (CAPE)
- Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment (DARE)
- Life Course Epidemiology (LCE)
- Basic and Translational Research and Imaging Methodology Development in Groningen (BRIDGE)
- Guided Treatment in Optimal Selected Cancer Patients (GUTS)
- Clinical Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Research Program (CCNP)
BACKGROUND: Accurate prognostic biomarkers would substantially improve surgical planning and decisions making yet no studies have been reported exploring the inflammatory response in surgically treated older patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to explore inflammatory biomarkers as potential prognostic factors for postoperative complications within 30 days in older patients with cancer.
METHOD: Patients 65 years and older undergoing surgery for removal of a solid malignant tumour were included in an observational cohort study. All complications occurring up to 30 days postoperatively were documented prospectively. Inflammatory markers were measured in plasma samples pre- and postoperatively: C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, and Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Associations between inflammatory markers and postoperative complications were explored using logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: Between July 2010 and April 2014, plasma samples of 224 patients were collected. Median age was 72 (65-89) years and 116 (51.8%) patients were female. Approximately half of the patients developed postoperative complications (49.6%) of whom 62 patients (55.9%) developed >1 complication. An independent prognostic effect was observed for the inflammatory biomarkers IL-6 and IL-10 for the occurrence of postoperative complications.
CONCLUSION: The perioperative inflammatory response is associated with complications, independently from patient and surgical factors which are also associated with outcome. Research is warranted towards further exploration of the perioperative inflammatory response with the aim to improve perioperative care and outcome, and might help to improve surgical planning and decision making for older patients with cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 873-879 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Geriatric Oncology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 6-Feb-2020 |
Publication status | Published - Jun-2020 |
- Older patients, Cancer, Postoperative complications, Inflammatory response, COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT, OUTCOMES-BASED-STRATEGY, COLORECTAL-CANCER, SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS, COGNITIVE DECLINE, ELECTIVE SURGERY, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, IMMUNE-RESPONSE, RECTAL-CANCER, RISK-FACTORS
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