Prognostic role of preoperative lymphocyte/C-reactive protein associated with upper gastrointestinal cancer: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The lymphocyte/C-reactive protein (LCR) is a novel immunoinflammatory score and prognostic marker, but the relationship between lymphocyte/C-reactive proteins and clinical outcomes in patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between LCR and the prognosis of upper gastrointestinal cancer by systematic evaluation and meta-analysis.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases to obtain related studies on the relationship between LCR and esophageal cancer (EC), gastric cancer (GC), and esophagogastric junction cancers (EGJ), and used hazard ratio (HR), 95% confidence interval (95%CI) to evaluate the prognostic value of LCR. Outcome measures included over

SUBMITTER: Ye Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10578962 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature