Electronic Journal of Liver Tumor ›› 2023, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (4): 38-41.

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Application effect of establishing prognostic evaluation model based on prognostic nutritional index and total protein, hemoglobin, transferrin levels in patients with liver cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Ren Dongjing, Ma Haiyan, Guo Fei*   

  1. Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, Hebei, China
  • Received:2023-05-30 Online:2023-12-31 Published:2024-02-05
  • Contact: *Guo Fei,E-mail:yfypwkgf@163.com

Abstract: Objective:To explore the application effect of establishing a prognostic evaluation model based on prognostic nutritional index(PNI) and total protein (TP), hemoglobin (Hb), transferrin (TF) levels in patients with liver cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Methods:According to enrollment criteria,the research subjects selected a total of 100 patients with liver cancer treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy in First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from May 2018 to January 2021. According to the prognosis of the patients, they were divided into a stable group (46 cases) and a progressive group (54 cases). The levels of TP, ALB, Hb, and TF were detected, and the PNI was calculated according to their blood biochemical test results. Multivariate Logistic regression was used. The correlation between PNI, TP, Hb, TF levels and patient prognosis was analyzed, and prognostic evaluation model of PNI combined with TP, Hb and TF was established. The final scores of the patient outcome assessment model were observed for different baseline and clinical data, and the predictive value of prognostic evaluation model was assessed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
Results:The PNI, TP and Hb levels of the two groups in the stable group were significantly higher than those in the progressive group, and the TF level was significantly lower than that in the progressive group (all P<0.05). is an independent risk factor affecting the prognosis of patients (all P<0.05); the results of the prognostic evaluation model in patients with age greater than 60 years, the number of tumors greater than 3, and the largest tumor diameter greater than 5 cm were significantly lower (all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the results (all P>0.05); the results of the prognostic evaluation model in patients with complications, survival less than 1 year, and disease progression were significantly lower (all P<0.05), and there was no statistical difference in the prognostic evaluation model results in patients with recurrence and metastasis. (all P>0.05). ROC curve showed that the cut-off value of the prognostic evaluation model was 0.621, and the predictive sensitivity was 87.04% and the specificity was 86.96%. The area under the curve is 0.913. Conclusion:The prognosis of patients with liver cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy is closely related to the nutritional index and the levels of TP, Hb and TF, and the nutritional index combined with the levels of TP, Hb and TF to establish a prognostic evaluation model has high sensitivity and specificity for the prognosis evaluation of patients.

Key words: Prognostic nutritional index, Total protein, Hemoglobin, Transferrin, Prognostic evaluation model, Liver cancer, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Prognosis