Body composition change indices combined with Prognostic Nutritional Index predicts the clinical outcomes of patients with gastric cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor
Guiming Deng,
Dayong Zhu,
Zhongze Du
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in conjunction with body composition change indices, namely subcutaneous fat area (SFA) and skeletal muscle index (SMI), with regard to clinical outcomes in patients with gastric cancer (GC) undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment.MethodsThis retrospective investigation encompassed patients with comprehensive clinical and pathological data, inclusive of portal phase enhanced CT images… Show more
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