Martina Alonso Lago

Dr. Martina Alonso Lago


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 October 2022 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Alfonso Martin CarniceroAlfonso Martin Carnicero
Alfonso Martin Carnicero
EREnrique Ramalle-Gomara
Enrique Ramalle-Gomara
SMSusana Rubio Mediavilla
Susana Rubio Mediavilla
MLMartina Alonso Lago
Martina Alonso Lago
MZMiriam Zorrilla-Larraga
Miriam Zorrilla-Larraga
Alfredo MartínezAlfredo Martínez
Alfredo Martínez
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is one of the standards of care in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). This retrospective study examines clinical, analytical, and pathological parameters collected from 77 patients with locally advanced (cT3-4 or cN+) rectal carcinoma diagnosed between 2007 and 2017 at our institution that were treated with preoperative CRT and surgery. In the prognosis analysis, lower hemoglobin levels (p = 0.008), lower lymphocyte/monocyte ratio (LMR) (p = 0.011), and higher platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (p = 0.029) in the second determination (Hb2, LMR2 and PLR2) were associated with the relapse group. The number of positive nodes after surgery (N+) showed a statistically significant association with relapse (p = 0.012). KRAS mutations were associated with a worse prognosis for 5 years progression-free and overall survival (p = 0.005 and 0.022; respectively). We propose a prognostic model based on four parameters (number of positive lymph nodes after surgery, hemoglobin levels, LMR, and PLR after neoadjuvant therapy) that can be a useful tool to estimate relapse risk. Moreover, bilirubin could be a useful parameter to predict the response to neoadjuvant CRT.