The Pretreatment Albumin to Globulin Ratio Has Predictive Value for Long-Term Mortality in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Xiao-Jing Du, Ling-Long Tang, Yan-Ping Mao, Ying Sun, Mu-Sheng Zeng, Tie-Bang Kang, Wei-Hua Jia, Ai-Hua Lin and Jun Ma

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-8

Abstract: Background: Low serum albumin is predictive of poor survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). We evaluated the ability of the pretreatment albumin/globulin ratio (AGR) to predict long-term mortality in patients with NPC. Methods: This retrospective study examined an unselected cohort of 694 patients with NPC who had documented pretreatment total serum protein and serum albumin levels (ALB). AGR was calculated as [AGR = ALB/(total serum protein - ALB)]. Survival analysis was used to evaluate the predictive value of AGR. Results: Multivariate analysis demonstrated that a low pretreatment serum AGR (

Date: 2014
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