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01.03.2011 | Original Paper
Clinical significance of the ratio between the alpha 2 plasmin inhibitor–plasmin complex and the thrombin–antithrombin complex in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
verfasst von:
Katsuhiro Masago, Shiro Fujita, Tadashi Mio, Yosuke Togashi, Young Hak Kim, Yukimasa Hatachi, Akiko Fukuhara, Kaoru Irisa, Yuichi Sakamori, Michiaki Mishima
Erschienen in:
Medical Oncology
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Ausgabe 1/2011
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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.