Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of cancer deaths around the world. It is
necessary to identify patients with poor prognosis or with high risk for recurrence so that we …

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) signaling is one of the important cellular pathways
that play key roles for tissue maintenance. In particular, it is important in the context of …

Introduction Pembrolizumab is an established first-line option for patients with advanced non-
small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing programmed death-ligand 1≥ 50%. Durable …

Despite complete resection, cancer recurrence frequently occurs in clinical practice. This
indicates that cancer cells had already metastasized from their organ of origin at the time of …

Object The study aimed to utilize the peripheral blood immunological parameters and
resulting individual and combined inflammatory indices [neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) …

Background: The preoperative systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is correlated with
prognosis in several malignancies. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognosis …

Background The pre-operative systemic inflammatory response (SIR) measured using an
acute-phase-protein-based score (modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS)) or the …

Although numerous studies have highlighted the prognostic values of various inflammation-
related markers, clinical significance remains to be elucidated. The prognostic values of …

Background/Aim: We compared the adequacy of five nutrition assessment tools with respect
to their predictive value in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (GC) receiving …

Background Peripheral blood inflammation factor neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet
count (PLT) and nutritional factor serum albumin (ALB) have been proposed as prognostic …