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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025

Inflammatory score as a predictor of survival and nutritional deterioration in cancer patients: insights from a multicenter cohort study.

Hailun Xie, Shuyao Wang, Lishuang Wei, Siyu Lin, Hanping Shi, Junqiang Chen

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Hailun Xie *Department of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Shuyao Wang *Department of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Lishuang Wei *Department of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Siyu LinDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Hanping ShiDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Junqiang ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.

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Background and aims: Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of cancer progression. This multicenter cohort study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of a novel inflammatory score, derived from baseline white blood cell (WBC) count and C-reactive protein (CRP) z-scores, in predicting survival outcomes and nutritional deterioration among cancer patients. Methods: We analyzed data from 6,568 cancer patients across multiple institutions. The inflammatory score was categorized as mild, moderate, or severe. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, Cox proportional hazards models, and restricted cubic splines were used to assess associations with all-cause mortality. Subgroup analyses were stratified by tumor type and pathological stage. Logistic regression models quantified associations between inflammatory scores and nutritional deterioration. Results: Dose-response analyses revealed a nonlinear relationship between continuous inflammatory scores and mortality (HR = 1.200, 95% CI: 1.163-1.238, Conclusion: The inflammatory score, integrating WBC and CRP, is a strong independent predictor of survival and nutritional deterioration in cancer patients. Its clinical utility for risk stratification and guiding targeted anti-inflammatory therapies warrants further exploration.

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