Pretreatment values of bilirubin and albumin are not prognostic predictors in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

ConclusionsBaseline bilirubin and serum proteins were not associated with the prognosis of advanced pancreatic cancer. Tumor location and level of CA19 ‐9 may serve as significant indicators for poor prognosis in those patients.

Source: Cancer Medicine - November 26, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lanyun Feng, Shihui Gu, Peng Wang, Hao Chen, Zhen Chen, Zhiqiang Meng, Luming Liu Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research