Combining CRP and CA19-9 in a novel prognostic score in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Inflammation promotes tumor progression, induces invasion and metastatic spread. This retrospective study explored CRP, CA19-9, and routine laboratory values as preoperative prognostic factors in pancreatic cancer patients. Between 2000 and 2016, there were 212 surgically treated pancreatic...

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Main Authors: Anna M. Nurmi, Harri K. Mustonen, Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Hanna E. Seppänen, Caj H. Haglund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80778-0