Prognostic significance of the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio in gallbladder cancer patients
Wei-Yu Xu, Hao-Hai Zhang, Jian-Ping Xiong, Xiao-Bo Yang, Yi Bai, Jian-Zhen Lin, Jun-Yu Long, Yong-Chang Zheng, Hai-Tao Zhao, Xin-Ting Sang
Wei-Yu Xu, Hao-Hai Zhang, Jian-Ping Xiong, Xiao-Bo Yang, Yi Bai, Jian-Zhen Lin, Jun-Yu Long, Yong-Chang Zheng, Hai-Tao Zhao, Xin-Ting Sang, Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Xu WY conceived the research, collected the clinical data and wrote the manuscript that led to the submission; Xu WY, Zhang HH, and Xiong JP helped to collect the clinical data and followed up with the patients; Lin JZ, Long JY, and Yang XB helped to analyze the data, Bai Y and Zheng YC revised the manuscript, Zhao HT and Sang XT provided financial support for this work; Zhao HT and Sang XT are co-corresponding authors, and they contributed equally to this work; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the National Key Project Research and Development Projects, No. S2016G9012; International Science and Technology Cooperation Projects, No. 2015DFA30650; and The Capital Special Research Project for Clinical Application, No. Z151100004015170.
Institutional review board statement: The publication of this manuscript has been reviewed and approved by the PUMCH Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All patients and their families signed informed consent statements before surgery, and the type of surgical procedure was performed according to the approved guidelines.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that the authors have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Xin-Ting Sang, MD, Professor, Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Beijing 100730, China.
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Received: April 20, 2018
Peer-review started: April 20, 2018
First decision: June 6, 2018
Revised: June 16, 2018
Accepted: June 27, 2018
Article in press: June 27, 2018
Published online: August 7, 2018
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