Open AccessElevated Platelet Distribution Width Predicts Poor Prognosis in Gallbladder Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Fei Liu,
HaiJie Hu,
Parbatraj Regmi,
Yu Jin,
WenJie Ma,
Junke Wang,
Rui-Qi Zou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s311061
Subject(s) - medicine , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , receiver operating characteristic , cutoff , gastroenterology , confidence interval , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , survival analysis , correlation , gallbladder , gallbladder cancer , paleontology , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , biology
Previous studies have demonstrated that platelet distribution width (PDW) is a reliable predictor of prognosis of a variety of tumors. Nevertheless, the prognostic value of PDW in gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) remains unknown. We aimed to explore the correlation between PDW and prognosis in patients with GBC.