Prognostic role of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in lung cancer : An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background: C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CRP/Alb ratio, CAR) has been suggested as a potential prognostic biomarker in lung cancer. This updated systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between CAR and lung cancer prognosis in current literature.

Methods: A systematic search of databases was conducted to identify relevant studies published up to April 2023. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the association between CAR and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) and recurrence-free survival (RF) in lung cancer patients.

Results: This meta-analysis includes 16 studies with a total of 5337 patients, indicating a significant association between higher CAR and poorer OS, PFS, and RFS in lung cancer patients, with a pooled HR of 1.78 (95% CI = 1.60-1.99), 1.57 (95% CI = 1.36-1.80), and 1.97 (95% CI = 1.40-2.77), respectively.

Conclusions: This updated meta-analysis provides evidence for the potential prognostic role of CAR in lung cancer, suggesting its utility as an effective and noninvasive biomarker for identifying high-risk patients and informing treatment decisions in a cost-effective manner. However, further large-scale studies will be necessary to establish the optimal cut-off value for CAR in lung cancer and confirm the present findings.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Chronic diseases and translational medicine - 10(2024), 1 vom: 19. März, Seite 31-39

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Zhendong [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Siyun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jinghui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

C‐reactive protein to albumin ratio
Inflammation: biomarker
Journal Article
Lung cancer
Prognosis

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Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cdt3.91

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NLM369400666