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ArticleLiver cancer2019

Improved Prediction of Survival by a Risk Factor-Integrating Inflammatory Score in Sorafenib-Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Martin F Sprinzl, Martha M Kirstein, Sandra Koch, Marie-Luise Seib, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Hauke Lang, Christoph Düber, Gerrit Toenges, Daniela Zöller, Jens U Marquardt and 5 more

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Article in Liver cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin F SprinzlDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Martha M KirsteinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Sandra KochDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Marie-Luise SeibDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Julia Weinmann-MenkeDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Hauke LangDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Christoph DüberDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Gerrit ToengesInstitute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Daniela ZöllerInstitute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Jens U MarquardtDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Marcus-Alexander WörnsDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Peter R GalleDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Arndt VogelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Matthias PinterDepartment of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University, Vienna, Austria.
Arndt WeinmannDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsInflammation affects progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We therefore postulate that systemic inflammatory markers could help to predict prognosis in HCC patients receiving sorafenib therapy.

methodsOverall survival (OS) of HCC patients receiving palliative sorafenib treatment was correlated with the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR), Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) and the modified GPS (mGPS) along with clinicopathological parameters. Predictors of OS were assessed by multivariable Cox regression and receiver operating characteristics and area under the curve (ROC-AUC) analyses.

resultsPatients receiving sorafenib (

conclusionsInflammatory scores obtained before sorafenib treatment initiation are associated with OS in advanced HCC. Their combination with other risk factors improves prediction of 3- and 12-month survival, which could guide treatment decisions in selected patient subgroups.

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Hepatocellular carcinomaInflammationPrognostic predictionSorafenibSystemic chemotherapy

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PMID31768347
PMCPMC6873091
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