C-reactive protein/albumin ratio is the most significant inflammatory marker in unresectable pancreatic cancer treated with FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel

Abstract There are limited absolute biomarkers for determining the prognosis before first- and second-line palliative chemotherapy in unresectable pancreatic cancer (urPC) patients. To find the best prognostic inflammatory marker, we investigated relationships between overall survival (OS) and six i...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Shirakawa, Akitaka Makiyama, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Taiga Otsuka, Yudai Shinohara, Futa Koga, Yujiro Ueda, Junichi Nakazawa, Satoshi Otsu, Azusa Komori, Shiho Arima, Masaru Fukahori, Hiroki Taguchi, Takuya Honda, Taro Shibuki, Kenta Nio, Yasushi Ide, Norio Ureshino, Toshihiko Mizuta, Kenji Mitsugi, Koichi Akashi, Eishi Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34962-7