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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2023; 15(9): 1662-1672
Published online Sep 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i9.1662
Fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio predicts overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma
Hao Sun, Jie Ma, Jian Lu, Zhi-Hong Yao, Hai-Liang Ran, Hai Zhou, Zhong-Qin Yuan, Yun-Chao Huang, Yuan-Yuan Xiao
Hao Sun, Hai-Liang Ran, Yuan-Yuan Xiao, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
Jie Ma, Jian Lu, Zhi-Hong Yao, Hai Zhou, Zhong-Qin Yuan, Yun-Chao Huang, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study; the data extraction conditions were determined by Huang YC and Xiao YY; data extraction was performed by Sun H, Ma J, Lu J, Yao ZH, Zhou H, Yuan ZQ; data analysis plan was determined by Xiao YY, and data analysis was performed by Sun H, Ma J, Tan HL; the first draft of the manuscript was written by Sun H and Ma J, and all the authors commented on the previous versions of the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Basic Research Program of Yunnan, No.202201AT070200; the Top Young Talents of Yunnan Ten Thousand Talents Plan, No. YNWR-QNBJ-2018-286.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of Kunming Medical University.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Data sharing statement: Database of this manuscript can be available from the corresponding author under reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Yuan-Yuan Xiao, PhD, Professor, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, No.1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Street, Chenggong District, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China. 33225647@qq.com
Received: May 31, 2023
Peer-review started: May 31, 2023
First decision: July 23, 2023
Revised: August 4, 2023
Accepted: August 18, 2023
Article in press: August 18, 2023
Published online: September 15, 2023
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Core Tip: It is important to explore the affecting factors of survival for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. A receiver operating characteristic curve was used to establish the optimal cutoff value for baseline serum fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) in disease diagnosis. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional risk models were employed to determine the correlation between FAR and overall survival (OS) in HCC patients. Restricted cubic spline was used to estimate dose-response trends in FAR-OS associations. Serum FAR is an important prognostic index of HCC. Effective FAR reduction may benefit HCC patient survival.