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ArticleJournal of gastric cancer2018

The Fibrinogen to Mean Platelet Volume Ratio Can Predict Overall Survival of Patients with Non-Metastatic Gastric Cancer.

Shubin Song, Xiliang Cong, Fengke Li, Yingwei Xue

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Article in Journal of gastric cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Shubin SongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-9668
Xiliang CongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7761-6514
Fengke LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-8422
Yingwei XueDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-2696
Harbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFibrinogen and platelets have been reported to play important roles in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. The aim of this research was to investigate the combination of functions of fibrinogen, platelets, and mean platelet volume (MPV) in predicting the survival of patients with gastric cancer (GC). MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective study was conducted with 1,946 patients with GC and 299 patients with benign gastric tumor to analyze their fibrinogen, platelet, and MPV levels, and other clinicopathological characteristics along with their prognoses. Several indicators were evaluated along with fibrinogen, platelets, and MPV and their prognostic abilities were assessed. Univariate and multivariate survival analyses were conducted to determine the independent risk factors for overall survival.

resultsIncreased levels of fibrinogen, platelets, and MPV were observed with the progress of the GC stages. Elevated fibrinogen, platelets, and the combined indicators, including fibrinogen*MPV (FM), platelet*fibrinogen*MPV (PFM), fibrinogen/MPV (FMR), platelet*fibrinogen (PF), platelet*fibrinogen/MPV (PFMR), platelet*MPV (PM), and platelet/MPV (PMR), foreboded poor prognosis. Meanwhile fibrinogen and FMR can be considered as independent risk factors for overall survival in patients with non-metastatic GC. But these indicators can hardly predict survival of patients in stage IV.

conclusionsElevated fibrinogen, platelets, and MPV levels were in accordance with advanced stages, and fibrinogen, platelet, and MPV, in combination, can be used to predict survival of patients with non-metastatic GC. FMR was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival of patients with GC.

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FibrinogenGastric cancerMean platelet volumePlatelets

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