Open AccessThe Effect of the Prognostic Nutritional Index on the Toxic Side Effects of Radiochemotherapy and Prognosis After Radical Surgery for Gastric Cancer
Author(s) -
Ji-Yu Liu,
Hongmin Dong,
Wenling Wang,
Gang Wang,
Hui Pan,
Weiwei Chen,
Qian Wang,
Zejun Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s301140
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , radical surgery , oncology , surgery , gastroenterology
A retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) on the severity of toxic side effects of radiochemotherapy and the survival prognosis of patients with gastric cancer to guide the clinical nutritional support for patients with gastric cancer.