Preoperative Anemia or Low Hemoglobin Predicts Poor Prognosis in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

Xuan-Zhang HuangYu-Chong YangYou ChenCong-Cong WuRui-Fang LinZhen-Ning Wang Xi Zhang

Published in: Disease markers (2019)

The results indicate that preoperative anemia predicts poor prognosis in gastric cancer, including overall survival and disease-free survival. Therefore, preoperative anemia may be a convenient and cost-effective blood-derived prognostic marker for gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
free survival
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
long non coding rna
patients undergoing
iron deficiency
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
patient reported outcomes
patient reported