PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - TOMITA, MASAKI
AU  - SHIMIZU, TETSUYA
AU  - HARA, MASAKI
AU  - AYABE, TAKANORI
AU  - ONITSUKA, TOSHIO
TI  - Impact of Preoperative Hemoglobin Level on Survival of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
DP  - 2008 May 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 1947--1950
VI  - 28
IP  - 3B
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/28/3B/1947.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/28/3B/1947.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2008 May 01; 28
AB  - Background: Only a few studies have reported any prognostic impact of the preoperative hemoglobin level itself in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The survival impact of preoperative hemoglobin level and the relationship between hemoglobin and serum CEA level were investigated. Patients and Methods: Two hundred and forty consecutive NSCLC patients were reviewed retrospectively. Results: The 5-year survival of patients with low and those with a normal hemoglobin level was 42.99% and 73.47%, respectively. Both univariate and multivariate analyses indicated the independent prognostic impact of the hemoglobin level. The result for stage I patients was identical. Patients with normal hemoglobin could be subdivided into 2 groups based on their serum CEA level; the 5-year survival of patients with normal and those with elevated CEA was 81.72% and 57.24%, respectively. Conclusion: The preoperative hemoglobin level was a prognostic factor for NSCLC patients. The combined use of hemoglobin and CEA levels might be useful to predict the prognosis of patients. Copyright© 2008 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. John G. Delinassios), All rights reserved