Clinical Significance of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in the Evaluation of Outcomes of Patients After Radical Gastrectomy.

BACKGROUND/AIM: The clinical evaluation of the GNRI in nutritional status management has been reported in several malignancies. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the GNRI and clinical outcomes in postoperative patients who underwent radical gastrectomy.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Clinical data of 940 gastric cancer patients who underwent radical gastrectomy at Kanagawa Cancer Center from 2013 to 2020 were retrospectively collected and divided into a high-GNRI group (≥98) and a low-GNRI group (<98) according to the GNRI. The association between the GNRI and overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) was investigated.

RESULTS

The respective 3- and 5-year OS rates were 92.0% and 86.3% in the high-GNRI group and 82.4% and 73.2% in the low-GNRI group (p<0.001). A multivariate analysis showed that the GNRI was an independent predictor of the OS and RFS.

CONCLUSION

GNRI is an objective, noninvasive, and easily accessible prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer patients. Patient stratification using the GNRI and preoperative nutritional interventions may improve prognosis.