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Fu Y, Yu Y, Zhou Y, Li T, Xie Y, Wang Y, Ran Q, Chen Y, Fan X. The fibrinogen-albumin ratio as a novel prognostic factor for elderly patients with osteosarcoma. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34926. [PMID: 37682137 PMCID: PMC10489207 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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To analyze the prognostic value of fibrinogen-albumin ratio (FAR) in predicting the overall survival in elderly osteosarcoma patients. One hundred nineteen elderly osteosarcoma patients (> 40 years old) from 2 centers were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. The cutoff values of the biomarker were calculated via receiver operating characteristic curves, and the cohort was divided into high FAR group and low FAR group. The association between the FAR and clinical-pathological parameters was analyzed. And the prognosis of elderly osteosarcoma patients and the potential risk factors were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model. Finally, a clinical nomogram was constructed, and its predictive capacity was verified. According to receiver operating characteristic results, the cutoff value for FAR was 0.098, and the enrolled patients were divided into the low FAR group and high FAR group. The FAR was significantly correlated with several clinical-pathological characteristics, including age, tumor size, tumor stage, recurrence, and metastasis. Moreover, the multivariate Cox analyses results showed that the FAR, pathological fracture, and metastasis were independent risk factors for overall survival in elderly osteosarcoma patients. The predictive nomogram was subsequently constructed, representing satisfactory predictive performance for prognosis in elderly patients with osteosarcoma. The FAR value is a promising indicator for elderly osteosarcoma patients, which is correlated with the various clinical characteristics and prognosis. A clinical nomogram integrating FAR and other clinical indicators is a convenient and available tool to assess the prognosis and manage the individualized and precise treatment of elderly patients with osteosarcoma.
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- Yang Fu
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Li X, Sun Z, Li X, Wang Q, Chen M, Zhang B, Feng Y, Han B, Hu X, Guo J, Wang M, Ma K. Biomarkers for predicting the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A retrospective single-center study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33314. [PMID: 37000091 PMCID: PMC10063263 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the association between preoperative serological and clinical indicators and postoperative recovery in patients who had undergone resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). We collected data form the medical records of patients who underwent operations for the treatment of ICC at Qingdao University Affiliated Hospital from 2015 to 2021. We analyzed the data to explore the independent predictors of disease prognosis after surgery for ICC. By univariate analysis, we found that the following factors were significantly associated with overall survival and tumor-free survival in patients with ICC: TNM stage; degree of vascular invasion; levels of hemoglobin, carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 125, direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, and albumin; prothrombin time; neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; prothrombin time to albumin ratio; albumin to alkaline phosphatase ratio; albumin to gamma-glutamyl transferase ratio; prognostic nutrition Index, and incisional margin. However, only carbohydrate antigen 24-2 and glutamyl transpeptidase were correlated with overall survival in patients with ICC. However, only a positive history of biliary surgery was significantly associated with tumor-free survival in patients with ICC. Preoperative prothrombin time, vascular invasion, N-stage, incisal edge, and carcinoembryonic antigen levels may be simple predictors of disease progression in ICC after hepatectomy.
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- Xueliang Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Muhtaroğlu A, Çapoğlu R, Uygur FA, Harmantepe AT, Bayhan Z, Gönüllü E. FAR Ratio as Prognostic Biomarker in AMI. SN COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL MEDICINE 2023; 5:109. [PMID: 36970580 PMCID: PMC10031717 DOI: 10.1007/s42399-023-01451-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a vascular emergency resulting from decreased blood flow caused by the occlusion of the mesenteric vessels, hypoperfusion, or vasospasm. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of the fibrinogen-to-albumin (FAR) ratio in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia. A total of 91 patients were enrolled in the study. Patients' demographics such as age and gender, pre- and postoperative hemoglobin, CRP, white blood cell (WBC), neutrophils, preoperative lymphocyte, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), thrombocytes, and postoperative D-dimer values were recorded. In addition, pre- and postoperative fibrinogen and albumin levels were recorded, and FAR was calculated. Patients were divided into two groups, survivors and non-survivors. The mean pre- and postoperative fibrinogen levels were statistically significantly higher in the non-survivor group than in the survivor group (p < 0.001). The mean pre- and postoperative albumin levels were significantly lower in the non-survivors than in the survivors (p = 0.059, p < 0.001; respectively). The mean pre- and postoperative FAR ratios were considerably higher in the non-survivor than in the survivor groups (p < 0.001). The change between pre- and postoperative fibrinogen, albumin, and FAR values was statistically significant between the non-survivors and the survivors (for all, p < 0.05). The preoperative and postoperative fibrinogen levels were significantly lower, and albumin levels were significantly higher in the survivor compared to the non-survivor patients with AMI. Furthermore, the preoperative and postoperative FAR ratio was significantly higher in the non-survivors. The FAR ratio may be a valuable prognostic biomarker for patients with AMI.
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- Ali Muhtaroğlu
- Department of General Surgery, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, Giresun University Training and Research Hospital, Aksu District, Mehmet İzmen Street, Number: 145, 28100 Giresun, PC Turkey
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- General Surgery Clinic, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Adapazari, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, Giresun University Training and Research Hospital, Aksu District, Mehmet İzmen Street, Number: 145, 28100 Giresun, PC Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Adapazari, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Adapazari, Turkey
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Deng G, Ren JK, Wang HT, Deng L, Chen ZB, Fan YW, Tang YJ, Zhang T, Tang D. Tumor burden score dictates prognosis of patients with combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma undergoing hepatectomy. Front Oncol 2023; 12:977111. [PMID: 36755864 PMCID: PMC9900097 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.977111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background The prognostic value of the tumor burden score (TBS) in patients with combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA) remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the impact of TBS on long-term outcomes after surgery. Methods Patients who underwent radical-intent resection between June 2013 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to analyze patient survival, and disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were examined in relation to TBS. Results A total of 178 patients were included in this study, with 119 in the training cohort and 59 in the validation cohort. Kaplan-Meier curves showed that TBS was a strong prognostic indicator in patients with cHCC-CCA. Elevated TBS was associated with poorer DFS and OS (both P-value < 0.001) and was identified as an independent prognostic indicator. In addition, the prognostic value of TBS outperformed tumor size and number alone, microvascular invasion, and lymph node invasion. The prognostic significance of TBS was confirmed by the internal validation cohort. Conclusions The present study suggested the significance of tumor morphology in assessing the prognosis of patients with cHCC-CCA who undergoing curative resection. The TBS is a promising prognostic index in patients with cHCC-CCA. Elevated TBS was related to a lower long-term survival rate and was identified as an independent risk factor for poor DFS and OS. Further research is needed to verify our results.
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- Gang Deng
- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Di Tang, ; Tong Zhang,
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- Department of General Surgery, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China,*Correspondence: Di Tang, ; Tong Zhang,
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Huang R, Dai Q, Chang L, Wang Z, Chen J, Gu R, Zheng H, Hu L, Xu B, Wang L. The association between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) and adverse prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure at different glucose metabolic states. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2022; 21:241. [PMID: 36371183 PMCID: PMC9655790 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01662-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Circulating fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) has been proposed as a novel inflammatory biomarker and a cardiovascular disease risk predictor. However, its prognostic value in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and different glycemic metabolic states remains ambiguous. METHODS A total of 1031 hospitalized patients with ADHF from January 2018 to May 2021 were included in the study. The primary endpoints were the major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (MACCEs). Patients were categorized into high-level FAR (FAR-H) and low-level FAR (FAR-L) groups based on the optimal cut-off value of FAR obtained from restricted cubic spline function analysis. The Kaplan-Meier plots and three multivariate-adjusted Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine the association between FAR and the risk of developing MACCEs in patients with ADHF at different glycemic metabolic states. RESULTS MACCEs occurred in 483 (46.8%) patients during a median follow-up time of 520 days. The optimal FAR cut-off value was 0.079. Upon analyzing the Kaplan-Meier plots, the incidence of MACCEs was significantly different between the FAR groups in all patients and patients with diabetes mellitus (p < 0.05). After adjusting for the confounding factors, the hazard ratio (HR) for MACCEs in the FAR-H group was 1.29 compared with the FAR-L group in all patients (Model 3: 95% CI 1.07-1.56, p = 0.007). Additionally, high FAR was associated with MACCEs in three multivariate Cox models (Model 1, HR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.17-1.96, p = 0.002; Model 2, HR = 1.46, 95% CI 1.13-1.89, p = 0.004; Model 3, HR = 1.48, 95% CI 1.14-1.92, p = 0.003) in DM patients. But no significant differences were found between the FAR groups for prediabetes mellitus (Pre-DM) and normal glucose regulation (NGR) using the three Cox models (all p-values were > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Elevated FAR was independently associated with poor prognosis in patients with ADHF and DM and thus could be used as a risk stratification tool and a potential therapeutic target in the future.
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- Rong Huang
- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China ,grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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- grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China ,grid.428392.60000 0004 1800 1685Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, 210008 Jiangsu China
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