Prognostic significance of preoperative prognostic nutritional index in ovarian cancer

Prognostic significance of preoperative prognostic nutritional index in colorectal cancer: results from a retrospective cohort study and a meta-analysis

The preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) may forecast colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes, but the evidence is not conclusive. Here, we retrospectively analyzed a cohort of patients from the Department of Surgical Oncology at the First Hospital of China Medical University (CMU-SO). We also conducted a meta-analysis of eleven cohort studies. Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) was used ...

Prognostic value of preoperative prognostic nutritional index in stage III gastric cancer after curative resection: a retrospective cohort study

Background and Objectives: Nutrition and inflammation play a crucial role in the development of cancer. The prognostic value of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) has been confirmed in some types of human cancers. This study analyzed the prognostic significance of the preoperative PNI in patients with stage III gastric cancer after curative surgery. Methods and Study Design: In this retrosp...

Prognostic significance of preoperative molecular serum analysis in renal cancer.

PURPOSE We evaluated the postoperative clinical course of patients with renal cancer identified preoperatively by microsatellite analysis to examine the correlation between microsatellite alterations and risk of disease recurrence and patient mortality 2 years after nephrectomy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A panel of 28 microsatellite markers was used previously to assess loss of heterozygosity and m...

Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Blood Transfusion in Stomach Cancer

PURPOSE We did a retrospective study to understand the prognostic effects of preoperative blood transfusions in stomach cancer surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data for 1,360 patients who underwent gastrectomy for stomach cancer between 2001 and 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. We analyzed factors that affect preoperative transfusion and clinicopathologic features. We also analyzed 5-year an...

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