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The prognostic value of decrease in prognostic nutritional index in stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients during curative thoracic radiotherapy

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dc.creator KAYMAK, Zümrüt Arda
dc.creator ÖZKAN, Emine Elif
dc.date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2025-02-25T10:33:53Z
dc.date.available 2025-02-25T10:33:53Z
dc.identifier 8ca6e60a-1414-4e3e-97b0-7b3c6da8505a
dc.identifier 10.4103/ijc.ijc_14_20
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/8ca6e60a-1414-4e3e-97b0-7b3c6da8505a/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/100501
dc.description Background: Curative thoracic radiotherapy (CTRT) with concurrent chemotherapy has been considered as standard treatment approach for stage-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The hematological and esophageal toxicities that have been encountered during CTRT would affect the immunonutritional status of the patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of the change in pre- and post-treatment prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in stage-III NSCLC patients. Methods: Eighty seven consecutive stage III NSCLC patients’ data were collected. Pre-radiotherapy (RT) and post-RT PNI values were calculated and the impact of prognostic value of PNI change on overall survival (OS) was evaluated by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. A cutoff value of PNI change was obtained by receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results: The cutoff value was found to be a 22% decrease in PNI by ROC curve analysis in terms of effect on OS. The median OS of low and high PNI decrease groups were 22.5 and 16.5 months respectively (P = 0,001). In univariate and multivariate analyses PNI decrease of ≥ 22% was found to be an independent poor prognostic factor for OS (P = 0.012) and hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)= 2.05 (1.16–3.62). Conclusion: The PNI change would be a convenient parameter to assess the immunonutritional status of the patient at the end of CTRT. A decrease of more than 22% of PNI value may predict poor prognosis.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title The prognostic value of decrease in prognostic nutritional index in stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients during curative thoracic radiotherapy
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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