High prognostic nutritional index could be associated with improved survival in patients with brain metastases: a retrospective observational study.

Ehsan AlimohammadiMichael T LawtonSeyed Reza BagheriElham SiahkamariHajir MehrbaniAmirhossein TondroAkram AmiriParivash Kakavand

Published in: Neurological research (2023)

Our results suggest that PNI could be associated with survival in patients with brain metastases. Patients with a lower PNI had a significantly worse outcome in comparison with those with a higher PNI. Evaluation of PNI may provide additional prognostic information in patients with brain metastases.

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small cell lung cancer
free survival
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