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The systemic immune-inflammation index predicts prognosis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: an international multi-institutional analysis. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association Tsilimigras, D. I., Moris, D. n., Mehta, R. n., Paredes, A. Z., Sahara, K. n., Guglielmi, A. n., Aldrighetti, L. n., Weiss, M. n., Bauer, T. W., Alexandrescu, S. n., Poultsides, G. A., Maithel, S. K., Marques, H. P., Martel, G. n., Pulitano, C. n., Shen, F. n., Soubrane, O. n., Koerkamp, B. G., Endo, I. n., Pawlik, T. M. 2020

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine whether the systemic immune inflammation index (SII) was associated with prognosis among patients following resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC).The impact of SII on overall (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) following resection of ICC was assessed. The performance of the final multivariable models that incorporated inflammatory markers (i.e. neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [NLR], platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio [PLR] and SII [platelets*NLR]) was assessed using the Harrell's concordance index.Patients with high SII had worse 5-year OS (37.7% vs 46.6%, p < 0.001) and CSS (46.1% vs 50.1%, p < 0.001) compared with patients with low SII. An elevated SII (HR = 1.70, 95% CI 1.23-2.34) and NLR (HR = 1.58, 95% CI 1.10-2.27) independently predicted worse OS, whereas high PLR (HR = 1.17, 95% CI 0.85-1.60) was no longer associated with prognosis. Only SII remained an independent predictor of CSS (HR = 1.55, 95% CI 1.09-2.21). The SII multivariable model outperformed models that incorporated PLR and NLR relative to OS (c-index; 0.696 vs 0.689 vs 0.692) and CSS (c-index; 0.697 vs 0.689 vs 0.690).SII independently predicted OS and CSS among patients with resectable ICC. SII may be a better predictor of outcomes compared with other markers of inflammatory response among patients with resectable ICC.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.03.011

View details for PubMedID 32265108