Research Article

Fibrinogen and Albumin Score Changes during Preoperative Treatment Can Predict Prognosis in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Table 1

Patient clinicopathologic characteristics.

Value

Age (years)Median (range)60 (19-83)
cTNMII/III45/61
PathologyAdenocarcinoma/mucinous101/5
ypT0/1/2/3/424/5/46/29/2
ypN0/1/280/18/8
pCRYes/no23/83
ypTNM0/I/II/III/IV23/40/17/26/0
CEAMedian (range)3.20 (0.50-172.92)
CA19-9Median (range)11.40 (1.20-1022.50)
Pre-CRT Fib (mg/dl)Median (range)3.45 (0.50-6.84)
Post-CRT Fib (mg/dl)Median (range)3.37 (1.85-7.67)
Pre-CRT Alb (g/l)Median (range)40.35 (27.0-50.20)
Post-CRT Alb (g/l)Median (range)40.40 (23.4-51.90)
Pre-CRT FA score0/1/285/16/5
Post-CRT FA score0/1/275/24/7

pCR: pathologic complete response; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CRT: chemoradiotherapy; Fib: fibrinogen; Alb: albumin; FA: fibrinogen and albumin.