Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy as a Useful Prognostic Indicator

Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy as a Useful Prognostic Indicator

ObjectivePrognostic nutritional index (PNI), calculated as serum albumin (ALB) (g/L) + 5 × total lymphocyte count (109/L), is initially used to evaluate nutritional status in patients undergoing surgery and may evaluate the therapeutic effects and predict the survival of various solid tumors. The pr...

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Main Authors: Li Chen, Ping Bai, Xiangyi Kong, Shaolong Huang, Zhongzhao Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Yi Fang, Jing Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
prognostic nutritional index
breast cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
survival
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.656741/full

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