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The prognostic significance of inflammation-based markers in patients with recurrent gastric cancer

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Purpose

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of inflammation-based markers, including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI), in patients with recurrent gastric cancer (RGC).

Methods

This study reviewed 167 patients with RGC. A receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the NLR and PNI cutoff values. The prognostic significance of the NLR and PNI was evaluated by a multivariate analysis.

Results

The optimal NLR and PNI cutoff values for predicting the 1-year survival after recurrence were 2.2 and 47, respectively. A univariate analysis revealed that the NLR (p < 0.001) and PNI (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with the survival time after recurrence, along with the histology, peritoneal recurrence, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, and chemotherapy for recurrence. In the multivariate analysis, a higher NLR (p < 0.001) and a lower PNI (p = 0.002) were independent predictors of a shorter survival time. Among the patients who underwent chemotherapy, the NLR and PNI were also independent prognostic factors.

Conclusions

Inflammation-based markers, including the NLR and PNI, are simple and useful clinical biomarkers that can be used to predict the survival time of patients with RGC.

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Migita, K., Matsumoto, S., Wakatsuki, K. et al. The prognostic significance of inflammation-based markers in patients with recurrent gastric cancer. Surg Today 48, 282–291 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-017-1582-y

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