Prognostic nutritional index before surgical treatment may serve as a prognostic biomarker for patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prognostic nutritional index before surgical treatment may serve as a prognostic biomarker for patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveThis meta-analysis aims to assess whether the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) score before treatment can be an independent biomarker of the prognosis of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).Materials and methodsWe systematically search PubMed, Embase, Scopus database, an...

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Main Authors: Chunyang Meng, Lijian Gan, Kangsen Li, Fulin Yi, Lei Peng, Jinze Li, Yunxiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
prognostic nutritional index
upper tract urothelial carcinoma
prognostic biomarker
meta-analysis
PNI
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.972034/full

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