The molecular mechanism underlying the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) is not yet
fully-understood, but there is evidence that inflammation plays a key role. Several circulating …

Purpose Previous studies have revealed that an elevated preoperative serum C-reactive
protein (CRP) level is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with various malignant …

Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein synthesized in liver and up-
regulated by pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Previous studies have reported that elevated preoperative serum C-
reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with a poor prognosis in patients with various …

Purpose The preoperative elevation of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is thought to be a
prognosticator of carcinomas of the digestive tract. We conducted this study to investigate …

: Background: The C-reactive protein (CRP) is a product synthesized in hepatocytes and has
been reported to be up-regulated by such proinflammatory cytokines as interleukin-1 (IL-1) …

Purpose: C-reactive protein, a commonly used inflammation marker, has been reported to
be a prognostic factor of colorectal cancer. This prospective study was designed to confirm …

Abstract Background and Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the significance of
preoperative C‐reactive protein (CRP) as a prognostic marker for carcinoembryonic antigen …

Purpose Inflammation is closely related to cancer development and progression. This
retrospective study investigated the prognostic value of the combination of pre-and …

Background. To characterize the stage-specific prognostic relevance of preoperative
systemic inflammatory response, defined by C-reactive protein (CRP), in colon cancer (CC) …