Prognostic utility of neutrophil-to-albumin ratio in surgically treated oral squamous cell carcinoma

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BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative neutrophil-to-albumin ratio (NAR) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

METHODS: A total of 622 patients with surgically treated OSCC were enrolled. NAR was defined as the absolute neutrophil count divided by the serum albumin level in peripheral blood before the radical surgery. Cox proportional hazards model were used to discover survival outcome-associated factors.

RESULTS: The optimal cut-off of NAR to predict overall survival (OS) was determined to be 0.1. In Cox model, high NAR was identified as an independent negative prognosticator of OS, cancer-specific survival, and recurrence-free survival (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.503, 1.958, and 1.727, respectively; all p < 0.05). The NAR-based nomogram accurately predicted OS (concordance index: 0.750).

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that preoperative NAR is a convenient and effective prognostic marker for OSCC and NAR-based nomogram can be a promising prognostic tool in clinical setting.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Head & neck - 45(2023), 11 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 2839-2850

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yu, Ya-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yu-Tsai [VerfasserIn]
Chuang, Hui-Ching [VerfasserIn]
Chien, Chih-Yen [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Tai-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Fu-Min [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Yao-Te [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Ming-Hsien [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Absolute neutrophil count
Albumin
Albumins
Journal Article
Neutrophil-to-albumin ratio
Oral cancer
Prognosis

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/hed.27511

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361959257