ArticleThoracic cancer2023
Role of prognostic nutritional index in postoperative radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Association between the prognostic nutritional index and prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing curative lung resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Variability of the prognostic nutritional index within 3 months after curative resection for non-small cell lung cancer and 2-year recurrence-free survival.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Early Postoperative Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Impact of metabolic and nutritional disorders on the synergy between radiotherapy and immunotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Albumin-bilirubin score: a promising predictor of postoperative distant metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer.Biomarkers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Role of prognostic nutritional index in postoperative radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is known to be correlated with clinical outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, its role has not been studied in patients who have undergone postoperative radiotherapy (PORT). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between PNI and survival and recurrence in NSCLC patients with PORT.
methodsWe reviewed 97 stage I-III NSCLC patients who received PORT between January 2006 and December 2016 at our institution. We obtained PNI values for both pre-RT (within 1 month before PORT) and post-RT (within 2 months after PORT) by using serum albumin and lymphocyte count. A cutoff value for PNI was determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). The median follow-up period was 52.8 months.
resultsThe ROC curve of post-RT PNI exhibited a higher area under the curve (AUC 0.68, cut-off: 47.1) than that of pre-RT PNI (AUC 0.55, cutoff: 50.3), so the group was divided into high post-RT PNI (> 47.1) and low post-RT PNI (
conclusionsPNI after PORT was significantly associated with survival. This finding suggests that PNI can be used as a prognostic marker.
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