Pre-treatment prognostic nutritional index may serve as a potential biomarker in urinary cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Feng QiXiang ZhouYi WangYamin WangYichun WangQijie ZhangRong CongJie YangNing-Hong Song

Published in: Cancer cell international (2018)

The outcomes of us shed light on that elevated pre-treatment PNI was positively associated with OS, CSS/DSS and DFS/RFS/PFS, indicating that it could be an independent prognostic factor in urinary cancers.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
combination therapy
insulin resistance
replacement therapy
weight loss