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ea0092ps1-07-01 | Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis 1 | ETA2023

Elevated CRP and leukocytosis at diagnosis, but not elevated ESR, are prognostic markers in anaplastic thyroid cancer

van Houten Pepijn , Jaeger Martin , Netea Mihai , Bonenkamp Han , de Wilt Johannes , Ottevanger Petronella , Walraven Janneke , Netea-Maier Romana

Objectives: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is one of the malignancies with the highest mortality among all cancers. Immune cells are highly abundant in ATC tumors and increased infiltration with tumor-associated macrophages is associated with decreased survival. We hypothesize that systemic inflammatory markers are also associated with survival in patients with ATC and are more elevated in ATC compared to poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC).<p class="abstext...