Lilong Zhang, Jiarui Feng, Tianrui Kuang, Dongqi Chai, Zhendong Qiu, Wenhong Deng, Keshuai Dong, Kailiang Zhao, Weixing Wang
OBJECTIVE: We conducted the first meta-analysis to identify the predictive significance of baseline blood biomarkers (such as neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), early alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) response, albumin-bilirubin (ALBI), AFP, platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), C-reactive protein (CRP), protein induced by vitamin K absence II (PIVKA-II), and lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR)) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). METHODS: Eligible articles were retrieved using PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Google Scholar by November 24, 2022...
March 16, 2023: International Immunopharmacology