Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40334215›Full record

SynthesisPloS one2025

Association of albumin-bilirubin grade with survival outcomes in patients with cholangiocarcinoma.

Jing Ye, Rongqiang Liu, Jianguo Wang, Wangbin Ma, Chen Chen, Jia Yu, Weixing Wang

Abstract readMeta-Analysis
In one paragraph

Synthesis in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jing YeDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Rongqiang LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-8891
Jianguo WangDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wangbin MaDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Chen ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jia YuDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Weixing WangDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous studies have reported the association between preoperative albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade and survival outcomes in patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). However, the results are inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the relationship between ALBI grade and prognosis of CCA patients.

methodsWe retrieved the databases (Pubmed,Embase and Web of science) to search articles about the association of ALBI grade with prognostic value in CCA patients. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to summarize survival outcomes. STATA 12.0 was used to implement the data analyses.

results11 studies from 10 articles comprising 2841 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled results showed that high ALBI grade was significantly associated with poor overall survival (OS) (HR: 1.75, 95% CI: 1.32-2.31) and relapse-free survival(RFS)(HR:1.95;95%CI:1.37-2.13). Subgroup analysis further showed that high ALBI grade had better predictive value for Asian population(HR:1.92;95%CI:1.46-2.51). Sensitivity analysis indicated that the results of the meta-analysis were stable.

conclusionsHigh ALBI grade predicted adverse survival outcomes in CCA patients. ALBI grade may be an efficient and convenient prognostic indicator in CCA patients for Asian population.

Indexed as

Bile Duct NeoplasmsBilirubinCholangiocarcinomaSerum AlbuminHumansPrognosisBilirubinSerum Albumin

Identifiers

PMID40334215
PMCPMC12058172

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.