Abstract |
In recent years, a growing number of clinical studies have shown that immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) can increase the remission rate and improve the prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer. The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is a novel nutritional indicator that can predict the prognosis of certain malignancies. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 69 patients with advanced esophageal cancer treated with ICI and assessed the relationship between clinicopathological factors including CONUT score, systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the prognosis. We found the CONUT score and SII, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio were an independent prognostic factor for overall survival ( P <0.05). Furthermore, among patients treated with ICI, a high CONUT score was associated with a significantly worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival compared with a low CONUT group. In conclusion, the CONUT can be used to predict the efficacy and prognosis of ICI therapy in patients with esophageal cancer. Our studies have shown that the CONUT score can be used as an effective indicator for the prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer receiving ICI.
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Authors | Lele Chang, Qian Cheng, Yue Ma, Chunlong Wu, Xuemei Zhang, Qian Ma, Lei He, Qingwei Li, Ji Tao |
Journal | Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997)
(J Immunother)
2022 Nov-Dec 01
Vol. 45
Issue 9
Pg. 415-422
ISSN: 1537-4513 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 36006239
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
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Topics |
- Esophageal Neoplasms
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Nutritional Status
- Prognosis
- Retrospective Studies
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