Prognostic significance of body mass index and serum albumin as the indicators of nutritional status in small cell lung cancer.

Published in: Postgraduate medicine (2024)

Even though BMI and serum albumin showed no prognostic value in SCLC patients treated with chemotherapy, PS was found to be the most significant prognostic factor in both LD- and ED-SCLC stages.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
small cell lung cancer
emergency department
body mass index
locally advanced
brain metastases
squamous cell carcinoma
physical activity
rectal cancer