Preoperative prognostic nutritional index level is associated with tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte status in patients with surgically resected lung squamous cell carcinoma.
Hirokazu KitaharaFumihiro ShojiTakaki AkamineFumihiko KinoshitaNaoki HaratakeTomoyoshi TakenakaTetsuzo TagawaTakashi SonodaMototsugu ShimokawaYoshihiko MaeharaMasaki MoriPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
The preoperative PNI level was strongly associated with the postoperative outcome in lung cancer patients. Considering the positive relationship between preoperative PNI level and TIL status, preoperative immune-nutritional condition may influence lung cancer patients' postoperative prognosis through local immunity as well as systemic immune response.