Our study suggests that polymorphisms in IL10, and also possibly in CRP and other genes related to immune response or obesity may be associated with colorectal cancer.
Several studies have investigated the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of inflammation, and colorectal cancer and adenomas, resulting in inconsistent findings.
The findings of lower serum CRP and IL-6 levels in Japanese (a group with a high CRC risk) and of a decreased adenoma risk observed for alleles associated with higher circulating CRP levels suggest a protective effect for CRP in early colorectal neoplasia that warrants further study.
Many studies, including the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort, reported a positive association between plasma C-reactive protein (CRP)-a biomarker of low-grade chronic inflammation-and colorectal cancer risk, although it is unclear whether the association is causal.
Interestingly, when stratifying by cancer type, marginally increased risks were observed for CRP1846G/A polymorphism in colorectal cancer (AA vs AG+GG: OR=1.17, 95% CI=1.00-1.36, PH=0.27) and significantly decreased risks were found for CRP1846G/A polymorphism in breast cancer (AA vs GG: OR=0.73, 95% CI=0.56-0.95, PH=0.93; A vs G: OR=0.88, 95% CI=0.79-0.99, PH=0.54).
Furthermore, the CRP SNP rs7553007 (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.101; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.011-1.200; P = 0.027) and KRAS/BRAF mutations (HR = 2.377; 95% CI = 1.293-4.368; P = 0.005) remained predictive for the CSS of CRC patients with synchronous liver metastasis in multivariate analysis.
Using the CRP-score as instrumental variable, genetically twofold higher CRP concentrations were associated with higher risk of colorectal cancer (odds ratio 1.74, 95% confidence interval 1.06-2.85).
In this retrospective study, we enrolled 157 patients with stage I-III CRC undergoing curative surgery, for whom preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) data were available as indicators of SIR status.
In multivariate-adjusted models, plasma levels of CRP, IL-6 and TNFR-2 were not significantly associated with risk of colorectal cancer, although a positive trend was observed for TNFR-2 (RR<sub>highestvs.lowestquartile</sub>=1.55; 95% CI=0.95-2.54; P<sub>trend</sub>=0.05).
Our results show that higher levels of circulating chemerin, CRP, fibrinogen, and ESR are associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer.
The magnitude of the postoperative systemic inflammatory response (SIR), as evidenced by C-reactive protein (CRP), is associated with both short- and long-term outcomes following surgery for colorectal cancer.
In patients who did undergo a CT scan (n = 93) exceeding the CRP threshold (n = 53) on POD 4 was associated with earlier CT (median POD 6 vs 8, P = 0.001) but not postoperative complications.A CRP first approach resulted in earlier and improved detection of complications by CT following surgery for colorectal cancer.
The aims of the study were to evaluate the usefulness of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in following the inflammatory response in CRC surgery and postoperative period, as well as to determine if duration of the surgery and the time that the colon has been opened during the surgery (open colon time [OCT]) reflect a larger surgical stress through inflammatory markers rise.
Our aim was to evaluate the usefulness of serum amyloid A (SAA) measurements in comparison with C-reactive protein (CRP) in the early prediction of infectious complications among patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer were analyzed prospectively.
The aim was to evaluate a scoring system using the values of preoperative haemoglobin, C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin to predict colorectal cancer recurrence and survival.
Increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), which occur during local inflammation and the presence of a systemic inflammatory response, have been linked to poor prognosis in CRC patients.