Association between serum albumin levels and survival in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a single-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In clinical hematology, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is notably heterogeneous and varies in prognosis. Serum albumin (SA) is considered a biomarker of prognostic value in a number of hematologic malignancies. However, current knowledge of the association between SA levels and survival is limited, especially in DLBCL patients aged ≥70 years. Thus, this study sought to assess the prognostic value of SA levels among this age group of patients.

Methods

The data of DLBCL patients aged ≥70 years at the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital in China from 2010 to 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The SA levels were measured using standard procedures. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival time, and the Cox proportional hazards model for time-to-ev

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature