Prognostic value of preoperative albumin-to-fibrinogen ratio (AFR) in patients with bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy

CONCLUSION: Preoperative low AFR is a prognostic biomarker for worse TTP, OS, CSS, and is independently associated with adverse tumor pathological features in BC patients undergoing RC. Our results suggest that especially patients with low AFR may be considered for neoadjuvant treatment.PMID:34049782 | DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.04.026

Source: Urologic Oncology - May 29, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Francesco Claps Samarpit Rai Maria Carmen Mir Bas W G van Rhijn Giorgio Mazzon Laura Elizabeth Davis Crystal Lynn Valadon Tommaso Silvestri Michele Rizzo Murali Ankem Giovanni Liguori Antonio Celia Carlo Trombetta Nicola Pavan Source Type: research