Long-term prognostic value of postoperative C-reactive protein in gastric cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

C-reactive protein (CRP) has begun to be used in clinical practice to predict the prognosis of cancer patients, but evidence on its prognostic role remains inconsistent. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the prognostic value of postoperative CRP among patients with gastric cancer.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan Fang Data, and the VIP Database for studies published from inception to April 30, 2025. Studies investigating the association between postoperative CRP and overall survival (OS) or recurrence-free survival (RFS) were included. Hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for these

SUBMITTER: Shen DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752049 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature