Prognostic value of combined preoperative prognostic nutritional index and body mass index in HCC after hepatectomy

• Published in: HPB (Oxford, England) Vol. 19; no. 8; pp. 695 - 705
• Main Authors: Ji, Fei, Liang, Yao, Fu, Shunjun, Chen, Dubo, Cai, XiuQin, Li, Shaoqiang, Peng, Baogang, Liang, Lijian, Hua, Yunpeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - mortality; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - physiopathology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery; Chi-Square Distribution; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Hepatectomy - adverse effects; Hepatectomy - mortality; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis; Liver Neoplasms - mortality; Liver Neoplasms - physiopathology; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Malnutrition - diagnosis; Malnutrition - mortality; Malnutrition - physiopathology; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Malnutrition and immunological status are associated with survival in many cancers. Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and body mass index (BMI) are recognized immune-nutritional indices and associated with postoperative outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, this association i...