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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Development and Validation of a Nomogram Based on Nutritional Indicators and Tumor Markers for Prognosis Prediction of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Haoran Li, Fang Zhou, Zhifei Cao, Yuchen Tang, Yujie Huang, Ye Li, Bin Yi, Jian Yang, Peng Du, Dongming Zhu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Haoran LiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Fang ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, Changshu No. 2 People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Zhifei CaoDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yuchen TangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yujie HuangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Ye LiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Bin YiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jian YangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Peng DuDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Dongming ZhuDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jian ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSoochow University · CNChangshu No.1 People's Hospital · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CN

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Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram with preoperative nutritional indicators and tumor markers for predicting prognosis of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

methodsWe performed a bicentric, retrospective study including 155 eligible patients with PDAC. Patients were divided into a training group (n = 95), an internal validation group (n = 34), an external validation group (n = 26), and an entire validation group (n = 60). Cox regression analysis was conducted in the training group to identify independent prognostic factors to construct a nomogram for overall survival (OS) prediction. The performance of the nomogram was assessed in validation groups and through comparison with controlling nutritional status (CONUT) and prognostic nutrition index (PNI).

resultsThe least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression, univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that serum albumin and lymphocyte count were independent protective factors while CA19-9 and diabetes were independent risk factors. The concordance index (C-index) of the nomogram in the training, internal validation, external validation and entire validation groups were 0.777, 0.769, 0.759 and 0.774 respectively. The areas under curve (AUC) of the nomogram in each group were 0.861, 0.845, 0.773, and 0.814. C-index and AUC of the nomogram were better than those of CONUT and PNI in the training and validation groups. The net reclassification index (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) and decision curve analysis showed improvement of accuracy of the nomogram in predicting OS and better net benefit in guiding clinical decisions in comparison with CONUT and PNI.

conclusionsThe nomogram incorporating four preoperative nutritional and tumor markers including serum albumin concentration, lymphocyte count, CA19-9 and diabetes mellitus could predict the prognosis more accurately than CONUT and PNI and may serve as a clinical decision support tool to determine what treatment options to choose.

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CONUTnomogrampancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPNIprognosis

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