Journals / Anatolian Current Medical Journal / 2026 / Volume: 8 Issue: 1

Prognostic value of nutrition and inflammation based scores in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

Metastatik pankreas kanserli hastalarda beslenme ve İnflamasyona dayalı skorların prognostik değeri

Emel Mutlu Özkan(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-1008-2527
Sedat Tarık Fırat(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0002-2358-8260
Mevlüde İnanç(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-9612-9970
Ramazan Coşar(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6363-2502
İrfan Buğday(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6875-4656
Ender Doğan(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0001-8434-393X
Ersin Gündoğan(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0002-3046-9040
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2026-01-06
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Progression-free survival (PFS) and metastatic overall survival (mOS) were evaluated using Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aims: Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy, with most patients presenting at an advanced stage.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: A total of 162 patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer were retrospectively analyzed.
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Conclusion & Impact:Progression-free survival (PFS) and metastatic overall survival (mOS) were evaluated using Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses.
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⚙️Variables:Pancreatic cancer · inflammation · survival

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Aims: Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy, with most patients presenting at an advanced stage. Identifying reliable prognostic markers is essential to guide treatment decisions. This study evaluated the prognostic significance of inflammation and nutrition-based indices in metastatic pancreatic cancer. Methods: A total of 162 patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer were retrospectively analyzed. Nutrition- and inflammationbased scores were calculated from baseline blood parameters. Progression-free survival (PFS) and metastatic overall survival (mOS) were evaluated using Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses. Results: The median PFS and mOS were 5.4 and 10.3 months, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, a high prognostic nutritional index (PNI) (HR: 0.72, p: 0.048) and a high platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (ALI) (HR: 0.76, p: 0.005) were associated with favorable PFS, whereas a high systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) (HR: 1.84, p: 0.013) and a high systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) (HR: 2.11, p: 0.005) predicted poor PFS. High PNI (HR: 0.51, p: 0.002), ALI (HR: 0.73, p: 0.047), and hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet (HALP) index (HR: 0.72, p: 0.032) were significantly associated with longer mOS, whereas high SII (HR: 1.81, p: 0.007) and pan-immune inflammation value (PIIV) (HR: 1.87, p: 0.037) were associated with shorter mOS. Conclusion: Inflammation-and nutrition-based scores are valuable prognostic biomarkers in metastatic pancreatic cancer. Their accessibility and low cost make them promising tools for risk stratification and individualized treatment planning in clinical practice.

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Amaç Pankreas kanseri oldukça agresif bir malignitedir ve hastaların büyük çoğunluğu ileri evrede tanı almaktadır. Güvenilir prognostik belirteçlerin tanımlanması, tedavi kararlarını yönlendirmek açısından önemlidir. Bu çalışma, metastatik pankreas kanserinde inflamasyon ve beslenme temelli indekslerin prognostik önemini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Yöntem Evre IV pankreas kanseri tanılı toplam 162 hasta retrospektif olarak incelendi. Beslenme ve inflamasyon temelli skorlar başlangıç kan parametrelerinden hesaplandı. Prognoz, progresyonsuz sağkalım (PS) ve genel sağkalım (GS) açısından Kaplan–Meier ve Cox regresyon analizleriyle değerlendirildi. Bulgular Ortanca PS ve GS sırasıyla 5,4 ve 10,3 ay olarak bulundu. Çok değişkenli analizde, yüksek prognostik beslenme indeksi (PBİ) (HR = 0,72, p = 0,05) ve ileri akciğer kanseri inflamasyon indeksi (İAİ) (HR = 0,76, p = 0,05) daha iyi PS ile ilişkili bulundu. Buna karşın, yüksek sistemik immün inflamasyon indeks (Sİİ) (HR = 1,84, p = 0,013) ve sistemik inflamasyon yanıt indeksi (SİYİ) (HR = 2,11, p = 0,005) daha kısa PS ile ilişkiliydi. Ayrıca, yüksek PBİ (HR = 0,51, p = 0,02), İAİ (HR = 0,73, p = 0,05) ve hemoglobin–albumin–lenfosit–trombosit (HALT) skoru (HR = 0,72, p = 0,032) daha uzun GS ile ilişkili bulunurken, yüksek Sİİ (HR = 1,81, p = 0,007) ve pan-immün inflamasyon değeri (PİİD) (HR = 1,87, p = 0,037) daha kısa GS ile ilişkiliydi. Sonuç İnflamasyon ve beslenme temelli skorlar, metastatik pankreas kanserinde değerli prognostik biyobelirteçlerdir. Bu indekslerin kolay ulaşılabilir ve düşük maliyetli olması, klinik uygulamada risk sınıflandırması ve bireyselleştirilmiş tedavi planlamasında umut verici araçlar olmasını sağlamaktadır.

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Özkan, E. M., Fırat, S. T., İnanç, M., Coşar, R., Buğday, İ., Doğan, E., Gündoğan, E. (2026). Prognostic value of nutrition and inflammation based scores in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Anatolian Current Medical Journal, Volume: 8 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1832815

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