Prognostic value of preoperative inflammation-based predictors in patients with bladder carcinoma after radical cystectomy

Abstract

Emerging evidence has related inflammation-based biomarkers to numerous carcinomas, including bladder carcinoma (BC). However, the role of inflammatory biomarkers in the prognosis of BC remains inconclusive. This study aimed to compare preoperative plasma fibrinogen (PF) and other inflammatory biomarkers such as the platelet–lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte–monocyte ratio (LMR), C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and serum albumin level to predict the prognosis of patients with BC.

Keywords

• plasma fibrinogen
• neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio
• inflammatory biomarker
• prognosis
• bladder carcinoma