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The lung immune prognostic index as a predictive biomarker in urological malignancies undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Yan He, Yuan Yuan, Xiao Wei, Lili Li, Pengcheng Luo

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Yan HeDepartment of Urology, Wuhan Third Hospital, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yuan YuanDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Panyu Central Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao WeiDepartment of Urology, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Lili LiCentral Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Pengcheng LuoDepartment of Urology, Wuhan Third Hospital, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

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Abstract

objectiveWe conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic utility of the Lung Immune Prognostic Index (LIPI) in patients with urological malignancies treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

methodsWe systematically searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE up to March 3, 2025. Clinical outcomes included overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and disease control rate (DCR). Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS), with a threshold score ≥6 defining high-quality studies.

resultsThis meta-analysis incorporated seven studies comprising 2498 patients. Our findings demonstrated that patients with good LIPI index exhibited significantly prolonged OS (good vs. intermediate: HR = 0.51, 95% CI 0.42-0.62,

conclusionThe LIPI emerges as a valuable prognostic biomarker in patients with urological malignancies treated with ICIs therapy.

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsLungUrologic NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorHumansPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalBiomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsimmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)Lung Immune Prognostic index (LIPI)meta-analysesurological malignancies

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