Pre-treatment prognostic nutritional index may serve as a potential biomarker in urinary cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pre-treatment prognostic nutritional index may serve as a potential biomarker in urinary cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background To investigate the potential prognostic role of pre-treatment prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in urinary cancers. Methods Relevant articles were searched comprehensively from PubMed, Embase and Web of Science, up to November 2018. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confid...

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Main Authors: Feng Qi, Xiang Zhou, Yi Wang, Yamin Wang, Yichun Wang, Qijie Zhang, Rong Cong, Jie Yang, Ninghong Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Subjects:
Prognostic nutritional index
PNI
Urinary cancer
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-018-0708-7

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