ArticleJournal of immunology research2018
A Novel Inflammation-Based Prognostic Score: The Fibrinogen/Albumin Ratio Predicts Prognoses of Patients after Curative Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
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- The prognostic value of fibrinogen to albumin ratio in malignant tumor patients: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Prognostic value of pretreatment albumin to bilirubin ratio in patients with hepatocellular cancer: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- The Role of Serum Biomarkers for the Differential Diagnosis and Prognostic Assessment of Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio in Endometriosis: A Step Toward Personalized Non-Invasive Diagnostics.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- The Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio (FAR) Predicts Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients After Liver Transplantation: Development and Validation of a Novel Nomogram.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2026Article
- The prognostic significance of the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio in neuroblastoma: a retrospective cohort study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Association between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in Very Elderly Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients.Biomedicines · 2025Article
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- U-shaped relationship found between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio and systemic inflammation response index in osteoporotic fracture patients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The association of fibrinogen-albumin ratio and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with the severity of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
- Preoperative albumin-alkaline phosphatase ratio affects the prognosis of patients undergoing hepatocellular carcinoma surgery.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2024Article
- The Index sAGP is Valuable for Distinguishing Atypical Hepatocellular Carcinoma from Atypical Benign Focal Hepatic Lesions.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2024Article
- Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of systemic inflammatory indicators in the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) is the best biomarker for the overall survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Prognostic value of the fibrinogen albumin ratio index (FARI) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Predicting Survival of Patients with Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer Based on Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio and Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio: A Nomogram-Based Assessment.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The predictive value of the preoperative albumin-to-fibrinogen ratio for postoperative hospital length of stay in liver cancer patients.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio predicts overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInflammation is an important hallmark of cancer. Fibrinogen and albumin are both vital factors in systemic inflammation. This study investigated the prognostic value of the fibrinogen/albumin ratio in HCC patients who underwent curative resection.
methodsHCC patients (
resultsAn optimal cutoff value of the preoperative fibrinogen/albumin ratio (0.062) was determined for 151 patients who underwent curative resection for HCC via a ROC curve analysis. Fibrinogen/albumin ratio > 0.062 was significantly associated with microvascular invasion, an advanced BCLC stage, and ALBI grade. Multivariate analyses revealed that fibrinogen/albumin ratio was an independent predictor for OS (
conclusionThe preoperative fibrinogen/albumin ratio is an effective prognostic factor for HCC patients who underwent curative resection. An elevated fibrinogen/albumin ratio significantly correlates with poorer survival and a higher risk of recurrence in HCC patients.
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