Serum retinol, alpha-tocopherol and systemic inflammatory response in metastatic colorectal carcinoma patients treated with combination chemotherapy and cetuximab

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the changes of serum retinol, alpha-tocopherol and C-reactive protein during the first month of treatment with cetuximab and chemotherapy.Low retinol and high C-reactive protein concrentations were predictive of poor prognosis in this patient population.

Keywords

• alpha-tocopherol
• C-reactive protein
• cetuximab
• colorectal carcinoma
• retinol