Prognostic nutritional index as a prognostic biomarker for survival in digestive system carcinomas

  • Yang Zhao
  • , Peng Xu
  • , Huafeng Kang
  • , Shuai Lin
  • , Meng Wang
  • , Pengtao Yang
  • , Cong Dai
  • , Xinghan Liu
  • , Kang Liu
  • , Yi Zheng
  • , Zhijun Dai

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Abstract

The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) has been reported to correlate with the prognosis in patients with various malignancies. We performed a meta-analysis to determine the predictive potential of PNI in digestive system cancers. Twenty-three studies with a total of 7,384 patients suffering from digestive system carcinomas were involved in this meta-analysis. A lower PNI was significantly associated with the shorter overall survival (OS) [Hazard Ratio (HR) 1.83, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.62-2.07], the poorer disease-free survival (DFS) (HR 1.85, 95% CI 1.19-2.89), and the higher rate of post-operative complications (HR 2.31, 95% CI 1.63-3.28). In conclusion, PNI was allowed to function as an efficient indicator for the prognosis of patients with digestive system carcinomas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86573-86583
Number of pages11
JournalOncotarget
Volume7
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Digestive system carcinomas
  • Meta-analysis
  • Prognosis
  • Prognostic nutritional index

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