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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2024; 16(2): 463-470
Published online Feb 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i2.463
Immune function status of postoperative patients with colon cancer for predicting liver metastasis
Le Xiong, Fang-Chen Liu
Le Xiong, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang 441000, Hubei Province, China
Fang-Chen Liu, Department of Blood Transfusion, Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang 441000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Xiong L and Liu FC contributed equally to this work; Xiong L and Liu FC designed the study; Xiong L contributed to the analysis of the manuscript; Xiong L and Liu FC involved in the data and writing of this article; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the [Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine] Institutional Review Board (No. XYYYE20230123).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Fang-Chen Liu, Doctor, Master's Student, Department of Blood Transfusion, Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 30 Shengli Street, Xiangyang 441000, Hubei Province, China. hhdylyh@163.com
Received: December 12, 2023
Peer-review started: December 12, 2023
First decision: January 2, 2024
Revised: January 4, 2024
Accepted: January 30, 2024
Article in press: January 30, 2024
Published online: February 27, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Postoperative liver metastasis (LM) in patients with colon cancer (CC) leads to a poor prognosis; therefore, monitoring the risk factors that affect postoperative LM in patients with CC is crucial to improving their prognosis. The anti-tumor immune system of the body includes cellular immunity mediated by T cells and their subsets. An imbalance in the proportion of these cells or abnormalities in their function lead to a disordered immune system and a variety of immune-mediated diseases. Therefore, a correlation between postoperative LM and immune function may occur in patients with CC.