| Literature DB >> 20300980 |
Katsuhiro Masago1, Shiro Fujita, Tadashi Mio, Yosuke Togashi, Young Hak Kim, Yukimasa Hatachi, Akiko Fukuhara, Kaoru Irisa, Yuichi Sakamori, Michiaki Mishima.
Abstract
The aims of this study are to: (a) confirm the prognostic significance of the procoagulant molecules D dimer, thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT), and plasmin-α2-plasmin inhibitor complex (PIC); (b) to evaluate hemostatic activation in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); and (c) to delineate the relationships between markers of hemostasis and other clinical characteristics. In this study, a low PIC/TAT ratio and poor PS were significant independent negative prognostic factors for survival in patients with advanced NSCLC. The PIC/TAT ratio may become a surrogate marker for treatment with anticoagulants in the future.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20300980 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9454-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Oncol ISSN: 1357-0560 Impact factor: 3.064