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The pretreatment albumin to globulin ratio predicts survival in patients with natural killer/T-cell lymphoma
- Source :
- PeerJ, Vol 4, p e1742 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- PeerJ Inc., 2016.
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Abstract
- Background. The pretreatment albumin to globulin ratio (AGR) has been reported to be a predictor of survival in several types of cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of AGR in patients with natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL). Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the available serum biochemistry results for 331 NKTCL patients before treatment. AGR was calculated as albumin/(total protein—albumin), and a cut-off value of 1.3 was used to define AGR as low or high. Survival analysis was used to assess the prognostic value of AGR. Results. A low AGR (
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21678359
- Volume :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- PeerJ
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7df15ab3a4c4990a021d41d40aba7e9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1742