Preoperative serum magnesium level as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in locally advanced gastric cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy.

World J Surg Oncol · 2025 · PMC12613701 · PMID 41225490

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a trend towards significanceP = 0.081so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although K levels showed a trend towards significance (HR = 1.953, P = 0.081), they did not reach statistical significance.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Although P and Cl levels showed some correlation with OS ( P = 0.063 and P = 0.052, respectively), they did not reach statistical significance, indicating that although they may play a potential role in LAGC prognosis, their role is not clearly defined.

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