Albumin-globulin ratio is a predictive biomarker of antitumor effect of anti-PD-1 antibody in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Yu NakanishiTakeshi MasudaKakuhiro YamaguchiShinjiro SakamotoYasushi HorimasuTakahiro MimaeTaku NakashimaShintaro MiyamotoYasuhiro TsutaniHiroshi IwamotoKazunori FujitakaYoshihiro MiyataHironobu HamadaMorihito OkadaNoboru Hattori

Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2019)

Pretreatment serum AGR may be a useful predictor for DC and prognostic factor of anti-PD-1 antibody in patients with NSCLC. The clinical utility of AGR still needs to be confirmed in a prospective analysis.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
small cell lung cancer
dendritic cells
advanced non small cell lung cancer
epidermal growth factor receptor