ISSN: 1837-9664Journal of Cancer
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J Cancer 2019; 10(26):6754-6760. doi:10.7150/jca.36236 This issue Cite
Research Paper
The ABO Blood Group is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Ovarian Cancer
1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of cancer research and basic medical sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
2. Cancer Research Institute, Institute of cancer research and basic medical sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital & Key Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment Technology on Thoracic Oncology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
3. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Institute of cancer research and basic medical sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Abstract
Previous studies have suggested a relationship between ABO blood group and clinical outcome of various cancers. Nevertheless, little is known about the association between ABO blood group and survival in patients with ovarian carcinoma. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of ABO blood group in patients with ovarian carcinoma. 941 patients who were newly diagnosed with ovarian carcinoma between February 2007 and February 2016 were enrolled in the present study. The relationship between ABO blood type and clinical features in patients with ovarian cancer was analyzed using chi-square tests. Overall survival (OS) stratified by B antigen was evaluated using log-rank test and Kaplan-Meier method. Presence of the B antigen (B/AB) had a worse OS than those in the absence of the B antigen (A/O) in all patients with ovarian cancer, especially in patients with FIGO stage I, IV, and menopause. Presence of the B antigen (B/AB) was significantly correlated with OS than those with non-B antigen (A/O) (hazard ratios 1.342; 95% confidence interval 1.069-1.685; P=0.011). Multivariate analyses revealed that presence of the B antigen (B/AB) was independently associated with OS (hazard ratios 1.532; 95% confidence interval 1.111-2.112; P=0.009). This study indicated that presence of the B antigen (B/AB) was an unfavorable prognostic factor in ovarian carcinoma, especially in patients with FIGO stage I, IV, and menopause.
Keywords: ABO blood group, B antigen, ovarian cancer, prognosis
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