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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2025

Retrospective analysis of inflammatory biomarkers and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer without adenocarcinoma in situ.

Qing Zhao, Songping Cui, Bin Hu, Shuo Chen

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Association between the systemic inflammation response index and prognosis in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 authors.

Qing ZhaoBeijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Songping CuiBeijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Bin HuBeijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shuo ChenBeijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Inflammatory biomarkers have shown prognostic value in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), but the inclusion of Adenocarcinoma Methods: This study included patients who received surgery for lung carcinoma from August 2016 and August 2019. We collected demographic, clinical, laboratory, and outcome information. Inflammatory biomarkers were analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and Cox regression to assess their prognostic value. Results: Higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers correlated with poorer survival, with significant differences in overall survival (OS) between high- and low-expression groups. However, multivariate Cox regression identified age, tumor stage, and differentiation as independent prognostic factors, while biomarkers were not independently predictive. Conclusion: Inflammatory biomarkers have short-term prognostic value in invasive NSCLC, but traditional clinical and pathological factors remain key for long-term outcomes.

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biomarkerinflammatorylung cancerNSCLCprognostic biomarker

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PMCPMC11959042

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