Association of the prognostic nutritional index and overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer: A STROBE compliant retrospective cohort study.
Julissa Luvián-MoralesSagrario González-TrejoJosé F CarrilloRoberto Herrera-GoepfertVincenzo Aiello-CrocifoglioDolores Gallardo-RincónFrancisco J Ochoa-CarrilloLuis F Oñate-OcañaPublished in: Cancer medicine (2019)
PNI is a significant and independent prognostic factor in patients with CRC. Its prognostic value adds precision to the TNM staging system including specific subgroups of patients with CRC; it should be evaluated in prospective clinical studies.