Prognostic value of the C‐reactive protein to albumin ratio in esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 54 - 61
• Main Authors: Wang, Yan, Hu, Xu, Huang, Yu, Xu, Wen‐Ying, Wu, Yan‐Ming, Li, Peng‐Fei, Che, Guo‐Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BP, Asia Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.01.2020; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Albumin; C-reactive protein; C‐reactive protein to albumin ratio; Esophageal cancer; meta‐analysis; Prognosis; Squamous cell carcinoma; C-reactive protein to albumin ratio; meta-analysis; esophageal cancer; prognosis

In recent years, some studies suggested that the pretreatment C‐reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) may be predictive for prognosis of esophageal cancer (EC), but their results were inconsistent. Therefore, the current meta‐analysis was preformed to better determine the prognostic value of pretr...