Preoperative Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Evaluation May Be Helpful to Evaluate Prognosis of Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Operation: A Retrospective Study

Preoperative Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Evaluation May Be Helpful to Evaluate Prognosis of Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Operation: A Retrospective Study

BackgroundLiver dysfunction and chronic inflammation influence the prognosis of many tumors and surgical outcomes. This study was performed to determine whether the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index, originally defined as a noninvasive fibrosis marker, can predict the prognosis of patients with gastric cance...

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Main Authors: Ke Xu, Mingming Shi, Weiteng Zhang, Yiyi Shi, Qiantong Dong, Xian Shen, Xiaolei Chen, Ji Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
gastric cancer
FIB-4 index
liver function
overall survival
platelet
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.655343/full

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