Prognostic value of preoperative C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients with thymic epithelial tumors: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is associated with poor prognosis in various cancers. However, its value in thymic epithelial tumors remains to be elucidated, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative CAR in patients with surgically resected thymic epithelial tumors (TETs).

Methods

We retrospectively collected data from 125 patients with TETs who underwent thymoma resection at our center. The best cutoff values ​​for the continuous variable, CAR, were obtained using X-tile software. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate CAR as an independent predictor of overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank tests were used to present risk stratification

SUBMITTER: Huang YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670652 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature