Prognostic Value of Easy Albumin-Bilirubin Score for Radical Surgery in Patients With Gallbladder Carcinoma.

Background: To investigate the clinical significance of the easy albumin-bilirubin (EZ-ALBI) score as a prognostic indicator in postoperative patients with gallbladder carcinoma (GBC).
Methods: The comprehensive clinical and pathological records of 140 patients with GBC who underwent radical resection between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively examined. Based on the EZ-ALBI score, the 140 GBC patients were categorized into two groups: a low EZ-ALBI score group (score ≤ -34.4) consisting of 108 patients and a high EZ-ALBI score group (score > -34.4) consisting of 32 patients. The association between the EZ-ALBI score and clinicopathological factors was assessed. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the Cox proportional hazard model was utilized to evaluate the impact of clinicopathological factors on prognosis.
Results: Significant differences were observed between the low EZ-ALBI score group and the high EZ-ALBI score group in terms of serum total bilirubin, serum albumin, CA19-9 levels, liver metastasis, and tumor TNM stage. The 5-year survival rate was significantly lower in the high EZ-ALBI score group compared to the low EZ-ALBI score group. Univariate analysis indicated that serum total bilirubin, lymph node metastasis, TNM stage, and EZ-ALBI score were closely related to overall survival (OS). Multivariate analysis identified TNM stage and EZ-ALBI score as independent prognostic factors for OS.
Conclusions: The EZ-ALBI score is a significant independent prognostic factor for overall survival in GBC patient's post-radical resection, highlighting its potential utility in clinical prognosis and patient management.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.