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Comparative Study
. 2012 Sep 4;107(6):988-93.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.354. Epub 2012 Aug 9.

Comparison of the prognostic value of inflammation-based prognostic scores in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

A Kinoshita  1 , H Onoda, N Imai, A Iwaku, M Oishi, N Fushiya, K Koike, H Nishino, H Tajiri
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Comparative Study

Comparison of the prognostic value of inflammation-based prognostic scores in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

A Kinoshita et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: Inflammation-based prognostic scores including the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) are associated with survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of these inflammation-based prognostic scores in patients with HCC.

Methods: In total, 150 patients with newly diagnosed HCC were prospectively evaluated. Patients were divided according to the GPS, modified GPS, NLR, platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), Prognostic Index (PI), and PNI. The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) was calculated to compare the predictive ability of each of the scoring systems. A univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to identify the clinicopathological variables associated with overall survival.

Results: The GPS consistently had a higher AUC value at 6 months (0.768), 12 months (0.787), and 24 months (0.758) in comparison with other inflammation-based prognostic scores. A multivariate analysis showed that the GPS was independently associated with overall survival.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the GPS, an inflammation-based prognostic score, is an independent marker of poor prognosis in patients with HCC and is superior to the other inflammation-based prognostic scores in terms of prognostic ability.

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Figure 1
The relationship between the inflammation-based prognostic scores and overall survival in patients with HCC. (A) GPS, (B) modified GPS, (C) NLR, (D) PLR, (E) PI, and (F) PNI.
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Figure 2
Comparison of the area under the ROC for outcome prediction between the inflammation-based prognostic scores at (A) 6 months, (B) 12 months, and (C) 24 months in patients with HCC.
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