Neoadjuvant chemotherapy-induced decrease of prognostic nutrition index predicts poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy-induced decrease of prognostic nutrition index predicts poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer

Abstract Background The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which is an easily calculated nutritional index, is significantly associated with patient outcomes in various solid malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of PNI changes in patients with breast cancer undergoing ne...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Oba, Kazuma Maeno, Daiya Takekoshi, Mayu Ono, Tokiko Ito, Toshiharu Kanai, Ken-ichi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Prognostic nutritional index
Disease-free survival
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Breast cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-6647-4

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