Hyperuricemia is a Adverse Prognostic Factor for Colon Cancer Patients

OBJECTIVE: Hyperuricemia is linked to the prognosis of a number of cancers; however, its association with colon cancer survival has not been fully elucidated. To investigate whether hyperuricemia affects the prognosis of colon cancer, we conducted a retrospective study. METHODS: The study included age- and sex-matched colon cancer patients, of whom 60 patients were diagnosed with hyperuricemia, and 120 patients did not have hyperuricemia. The overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of these patients were evaluated by Kaplan–Meier (K-M) analysis. The association between the survival of colon cancer patients and hyperuricemia was analyzed using the Cox regression method after adjusting for tumor stage and grade and vascular infiltration. RESULTS: The K-M survival analysis supported that patients with hyperuricemia had poor OS (P for the Log rank test = 0.0008) and DFS. As demonstrated by the univariate analysis, the presence of hyperuricemia was correlated with decreased OS (HR(OS) = 2.09, P = 0.002). Tumor grade and tumor stage were also found to be independent predictors for the prognosis of colon cancer patients. In addition, poor OS among patients with hyperuricemia was also confirmed in the adjusted analysis (HR(OS) = 1.94, P = 0.005). CONCLUSION: Hyperuricemia has an adverse effect on the prognosis and survival of patients with colon cancer. Further studies evaluating the cellular and molecular mechanisms are needed to validate the prognostic value of hyperuricemia in colon cancer.