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Background and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of clinical prognostic factors and propose a prognostic score that aids the clinician’s decision in estimating the risk for patients in clinical practice. Materials and Methods: The stu...

The Glasgow prognostic score, a marker of systemic inflammation, is associated with clinical outcomes in different cancers including prostate cancer. However, there is no evidence for the relationship between the high-sensitivity modified Glasgow pro...

In myelofibrosis, the C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio (CAR) and the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) add prognostic information independently of the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS). Their prognostic impact, if molecular a...

Background and Objectives: The Naples prognostic score (NPS), which incorporates inflammatory and nutritional indicators, is increasingly used as a prognostic score for various malignancies. Nonetheless, few studies have specifically evaluated the NP...

Different prognostic scores have been applied to identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have a higher probability of poor outcomes. In this study, we evaluated whether the Naples Prognostic Score, a novel index that considers both infl...

Background: Many studies explored the prognostic value of the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) in urothelial carcinoma (UC), but the results are controversial. This study aimed to quantify the relationship between pretreatment mGPS and surviv...

Introduction: The Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) score provides a semi-quantitative measure of pulmonary edema. In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the RALE score is associated with mortality. In mechanically ve...

Background/Objectives: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is an aggressive thyroid cancer subtype with a poor prognosis. The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score, reflecting both immune and nutritional status, is a prognostic marker in several m...

Background: The Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), which is obtained from a combination of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum albumin level, predicts poor prognoses in many cancer types. Systemic inflammation also plays an important role in pathogenesis...

Background: Cancer remains a leading cause of death globally, necessitating the identification of prognostic biomarkers to guide treatment decisions. The Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) score, based on readily available blood tests and clinical features...

Background and Objectives: Aortic stenosis (AS) is a widespread valvular disease in developed countries, primarily among the elderly. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a viable alternative to aortic valve surgery for patients w...

Nutritional assessment is important for predicting a prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The authors examined the utility of the recently developed neo-Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) as a nutritional prognostic assessment in HCC in a multice...

Background: Immunity and inflammatory response affect the tumour microenvironment and the progression of malignancies. Metabolic and inflammatory parameters and ratios of the peripheral blood correlate with outcome in cancer patients. There exist sev...

Background/Objectives: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) are associated with patients’ nutritional and immune statuses. One important factor in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is in...

Background: The Scottish Inflammatory Prognostic Score (SIPS), combining albumin (≥/<35 g/L) and neutrophil count (≤/>7.5 × 109/L), has been identified as a prognostic biomarker for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) u...

Background: Advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer is associated with variable survival outcomes, despite standardized treatments. Identifying reliable and accessible prognostic markers is critical to guide clinical decision-making. Objective: The...

Background and Objectives: Preoperative systemic inflammation and nutritional status are known to affect prognosis and length of hospital stay (LoS) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The Naples Prognostic Score (NP...

Background: Beyond programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), no other biomarkers for immunotherapy are used in daily practice. We previously created EPSILoN (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS), smoking, liver metastases, lactate...

Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex multifactorial disorder caused by the interplay of both genetic and non-genetic risk factors. Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are one way to aggregate the effects of a large number of genetic varian...

Radioembolization (RE) is a viable therapy option in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). This study delineates a prognostic score regarding overall survival (OS) after RE using routine pre-therapeutic parameters. A retrospective anal...

Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) is a rare disease. There are limited data on prognostic clinical factors for overall survival (OS) in patients with mUM treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Retrospective and non-randomized prospective stud...

Background: An acceptable risk-benefit ratio may encourage the prescription of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) near the late stage of life. The lung immune prognostic index (LIPI) was validated in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patien...

Background: The Naples Prognostic Score (NPS) is a composite inflammation–nutrition index whose prognostic value has been scarcely examined in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic signifi...

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of the Naples Prognostic Score (NPS), a composite index of inflammation and nutrition markers, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to assess its role in predicting s...

Objectives: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a major indication for liver transplantation (LT), but accurate pretransplant risk stratification is critical to improve long-term outcomes. Traditional morphometric criteria such as tumor size and n...

The suitability of the high-sensitivity modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (HS-mGPS) in cancer patients remains unknown. We performed a systematic database search from 1 January 2010 to 30 September 2022, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Ite...

This study aimed at investigating the ability of a preoperative Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) to predict postoperative complications and survival outcomes in patients with stage III gastric cancer undergoing D2 gastrectomy. We retrospectively review...

Background/Aim: Nutritional assessment is known to be important for predicting prognosis in patients with malignant diseases. This study examined the usefulness of a prognostic predictive nutritional assessment tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...

Background/Objectives: The Naples prognostic score (NPS), reflecting inflammation and nutritional status, has prognostic value, especially in cancer. This study evaluated its ability to predict in-hospital mortality in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) pat...

Neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon in the gastrointestinal system but can develop in the majority of the body’s epithelial organs. Our goal was to examine the presence and clinical application of serum dopamine (DA), serotonin (ST), norepinephr...

Despite recent progresses, locally advanced gastric cancer remains a daunting challenge to embrace. Perioperative chemotherapy and D2-gastrectomy depict multimodal treatment of gastric cancer in Europe, shows better results than curative surgery alon...

The prognostic impact of the combination of the modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) and C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR) in colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear. We aimed to investigate the clinical usefulness of this combination as a predic...

Background: Obesity is a global epidemic that affects millions worldwide and can be a deterrent to surgical procedures in the population waiting for kidney transplantation. However, the literature on the topic is controversial. This study evaluates t...

Background: The Naples prognostic score (NPS) is a scoring system that reflects a patient’s systemic inflammatory and nutritional status. This study aimed to evaluate whether postoperative NPS is effective in assessing the prognosis of stage II...

Objectives: Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is a common and severe condition that requires rapid and accurate risk assessment and treatment. The Naples prognostic score (NPS) is a novel risk score that integrates nutritional and infla...

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is a therapy option in patients with breast cancer liver metastasis (BCLM). This analysis aimed at identifying a prognostic score regarding overall survival (OS) after SIRT using routine pretherapeutic para...

Background/Objectives: High-risk coronary plaques (HRP), identified through coronary CT angiography (CCTA), are closely linked to cardiovascular events. Nutritional status and systemic inflammation may play a critical role in the development of HRP....

Lille score at Day 7 (LM7) helps to predict the outcome of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (sAH) undergoing corticotherapy. Several scores such as Maddrey’s discriminant function (MDF), MELD, ABIC, and GAHS are used for a 28-day mortality pr...

Background/Objectives: Acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) remains a clinical condition with high mortality. The Ion Shift Index (ISI) and Naples Prognostic Score (NPS) are two prognostic indicators that have recently come t...

Objectives: Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is the most severe manifestation of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The Naples prognostic score (NPS), a composite marker incorporating serum al...

(1) Background: This study aims to explore the predictive capability of the Gastric Cancer Immune Prognostic Score (GCIPS) for an unfavorable prognosis in gastric cancer patients undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. (2) Methods: Th...

Background/Objectives: Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) carries a poor prognosis, and reliable, inexpensive biomarkers are needed to refine risk-stratified treatment. The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), integrating C-reactive protein an...

We studied the effects of the use of Lactobacillus buchneri (Lb) and the maize pre-ensiling composition on the aerobic silage stability in a panel of 88 maize ensiled 60 days in 21 L buckets. Lb was dispensed at three dosages and compared to a contro...

Objectives: Early identification of myocardial ischemia is critical for the management of patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP). The Naples Prognostic Score (NPS) and the Systemic Immune-Inflammation (SII) index are emerging biomarkers that may...

The adverse effects of chemotherapy are more apparent in elderly patients and lead to worse prognosis and mortality. Identifying immunonutritional risk factors is of great importance in terms of treatment effectiveness, prognosis, and mortality in ge...

Background: Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) plays a crucial protective role in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO), mitigating ischemia and improving long-term outcomes. However, the degree of collateral vessel development varies substa...

Background: Sarculator is a validated nomogram designed to predict overall survival (OS) in extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS). Inflammation plays a critical role in cancer development and progression. There were no reports which investigated the re...

The aim of this study was to identify an easily reliable prognostic score that selects the subset of advanced soft tissue sarcoma (ASTS) patients with a higher benefit with trabectedin in terms of time to progression and overall survival. A retrospec...

Background/Objectives: The effect of nutritional status on the prognosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), a hereditary autoinflammatory illness, is unclear. This research aims to investigate whether nutritional status indicators, such as the Co...

Background: The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), which consists of albumin and C-reactive protein (CRP), may predict overall survival (OS) in cancer patients. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the clinical impact of the preoperati...