The prevalence and prognostic value of systemic inflammation in good performance status patients with advanced, inoperable non-small cell lung cancer receiving palliative radiotherapy: Comparison of composite ratios and cumulative scores.

Josh McGovernFraser O'RourkeSarah WillHanh Thi Ngoc NguyenElise CranfieldCharlotte MaselandNicholas MacLeodJohn D MaclayBarry J LairdRoss D DolanDonald C McMillan

Published in: Cancer medicine (2024)

Liver-based measures of systemic inflammation (CAR and mGPS) appear more reliable for the quantification of the magnitude of SIR and have prognostic value in patients with advanced NSCLC.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
small cell lung cancer
early stage
risk factors
palliative care
rectal cancer
radiation therapy
advanced non small cell lung cancer
radiation induced
squamous cell carcinoma
advanced cancer
brain metastases