Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic values of a novel evaluated system, named the CONN (combination of Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 [NRS-2002] and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [NLR]), in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) by curative esophagectomy. A total of 278 patients with ESCC receiving standard curative esophagectomy were retrospectively analyzed. The CONN was calculated by combined NRS-2002 and NLR according to the corresponding cutoff values: patients with both elevated NRS-2002 (≥3.0) and NLR (≥3.0) were allocated a score of 2, and patients showing one or neither were allocated a score of 1 or 0, respectively. In our univariate analysis, the following factors were significantly associated with poor PFS and OS: T stage, N stage, TNM stage, NLR, NRS-2002 and CONN (all P < 0.05). Furthermore, multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that N stage (P = 0.039), NRS-2002 (P = 0.041) and CONN (P = 0.001) were independent prognostic factors for PFS. While T stage (P = 0.017), N stage (P = 0.048), NLR (P = 0.021), NRS-2002 (P = 0.001) and CONN (P = 0.001) were independent prognostic factors for OS. In conclusion, CONN was an independent prognostic marker for survival prediction in patients with ESCC receiving surgery.
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