Validation of the predictive value of combined prealbumin and lymphocyte score for prognosis of stage II/III gastric cancer following curative resection.

Front Oncol · 2026 · PMC12935669 · PMID 41768246

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A tendency of poorer prognosis was found for patients with higher Co-PaL scores in stage II disease by subgroup analysis, but the apparent difference did not reach statistical significance ( Figure 2A , P = 0.085).

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