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Item High Measures of Pre-Chemoradiotherapy Platelet-to-Albumin Ratio Indicates Poor Prognosis in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients(2022) Kucuk, Ahmet; Topkan, Erkan; Selek, Ugur; Haksoyler, Veysel; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Pehlivan, Berrin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-7123; 35444422; AAG-2213-2021Purpose: In a lack of similar research, we meant to retrospectively investigate the prognostic significance of pre-chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT) platelet-to-albumin ratio (PAR) on the survival results of locally advanced unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (LAPC) patients. Patients and Methods: The present analysis included 139 LAPC patients who received C-CRT in total. The utility of pre-C-CRT cutoff(s) reshaping survival data was explored using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The primary and secondary objectives were the associations between PAR levels and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) outcomes. Results: At a median follow-up of 15.7 months (95% CI: 11.6-19.8), the overall cohort's median and 5-year OS rates were 14.4 months (95% CI: 11.8-17) and 14.7%, respectively, while the corresponding PFS rates were 7.8 months (95% CI: 6.5-9.1) and 11.2%. Because the ROC curve analysis found 4.9 as the optimal PAR cutoff for both OS and PFS [area under the curve (AUC): 75.4%; sensitivity: 72.4%; specificity: 70.3%], we divided the patients into two PAR cohorts: PAR<4.9 (N=60) and PAR>4.9 (N=79). Comparative analysis per PAR group exhibited significantly worse OS (11.2 vs 18.6 months, and 9.8% vs 20.9% at 5 years, P=0.003) and DFS (7 vs 14.3 months, and 7.6% vs 16.2% at 5 years, P=0.001) with PAR>4.9 versus PAR<4.9, respectively. In multivariate analysis, the N0 nodal status, CA 19-9 <= 90 U/mL, and PAR<4.9 were found to be independent predictors of improved OS and PFS. Conclusion: The pre-C-CRT high PAR (>4.9) robustly and independently prognosticated significantly worse OS and PFS results in inoperable LAPC patients who underwent definitive C-CRT.Item Cisplatin Plus Paclitaxel And Bevacizumab Versus Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel And Bevacizumab For The First-Line Treatment Of Metastatic Or Recurrent Cervical Cancer(2022) Ilhan, Yusuf; Tatli, Ali Murat; Teker, Fatih; Onder, Arif Hakan; Kose, Fatih; Geredeli, Caglayan; Karaagac, Mustafa; Kaplan, Muhammet Ali; Inanc, Mevlude; Aydin, Sabin Goktas; Kargi, Aysegul; Arak, Haci; Ozturk, Banu; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Selvi, Oguzhan; Korkmaz, Mustafa; Oruc, Zeynep; Bozkurt, Oktay; Bilici, Ahmet; Bayram, Selami; Dae, Shute Ailia; Ozdogan, Mustafa; Coskun, Hasan Senol; Goksu, Sema Sezgin; 35086927Objective Cisplatin-paclitaxel and bevacizumab is a frequently used treatment regimen for metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer, and carboplatin-paclitaxel and bevacizumab are also among the recommended regimens. In this study we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of these two regimens for the treatment of metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. Methods Patients with metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer treated with cisplatin-paclitaxel and bevacizumab or carboplatin-paclitaxel and bevacizumab were retrospectively evaluated in this study. The clinical and demographic characteristics of patients in each group were evaluated. Median overall survival, progression-free survival, and response rates between the two groups were compared. Results A total of 250 patients were included. Overall, the numbers of patients with recurrent disease and metastatic disease were 159 and 91, respectively. The most common histologic subtype was squamous cell carcinoma (83.2%). The median duration of follow-up was 13.6 (range 0.5-86) months. The median progression-free survival was 10.5 (95% CI 9.0 to 11.8) months in the cisplatin-paclitaxel and bevacizumab group (group 1), and 10.8 (95% CI 8.6 to 13.0) months in the carboplatin-paclitaxel and bevacizumab group (group 2) (HR 1.20; 95% CI 0.88 to 1.63; p=0.25). The median overall survival was 19.1 (95% CI 13.0 to 25.1) months in group 1 and 18.3 (95% CI 15.3 to 21.3) months in group 2 (HR 1.28; 95% CI 0.91 to 1.80; p=0.15). Conclusions There is no survival difference between cisplatin or carboplatin combined with paclitaxel and bevacizumab in metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer.Item Prechemoradiotherapy Systemic Inflammation Response Index Stratifies Stage IIIB/C Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients into Three Prognostic Groups: A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis(2021) Topkan, Erkan; Selek, Ugur; Kucuk, Ahmet; Haksoyler, Veysel; Ozdemir, Yurday; Sezen, Duygu; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Ozyilkan, Ozgur; Pehlivan, Berrin; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 33552158; AAG-2213-2021; AAG-5629-2021; AAD-6910-2021Purpose. We explored the prognostic influence of the systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) on the survival outcomes of stage IIIB/C non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Methods. Present propensity score-matching (PSM) analysis comprised 876 stage IIIB/C NSCLC patients who received 1-3 cycles of platinum-based doublets concurrent with thoracic radiotherapy from 2007 to 2017. The primary and secondary objectives were the relationships between the SIRI values and overall (OS) and progression-free survival, respectively. Propensity scores were calculated for SIRI groups to adjust for confounders and to facilitate well-balanced comparability between the SIRI groups by creating 1 : 1 matched study groups. Results. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified an optimal SIRI cutoff at 1.9 for OS (AUC: 78.8%; sensitivity: 73.7%; specificity: 70.7%) and PFS (AUC: 80.5%; sensitivity: 75.8%; specificity: 72.9%) and we grouped the patients into two PSM cohorts: SIRI < 1.9 (N = 304) and SIRI >= 1.9 (N = 304), respectively. The SIRI >= 1.9 cohort had significantly worse median OS (P<0.001) and PFS (P<0.001) than their SIRI < 1.9 companions. The further combination of SIRI with disease stage exhibited that the SIRI-1 (IIIB and SIRI < 1.9) and SIRI-3 (IIIC and SIRI >= 1.9) cohorts had the best and worst outcomes, respectively, with SIRI-2 cohort (IIIB and SIRI >= 1.9 or IIIC and SIRI < 1.9) being remained in between (P<0.001 for OS and PFS, separately). In multivariate analysis, the two- and three-laddered stratifications per the 1.9 cutoffs and SIRI groups retained their independent significance, individually. Conclusions. The SIRI >= 1.9 independently prognosticated significantly worse OS and PFS results and plated the stage IIIB/C patients into three fundamentally distinct prognostic groups.Item Cetuximab-induced rash is associated with overall survival in patients with recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck(2021) Goksu, Sema Sezgin; Tatli, Ali Murat; Geredeli, Caglayan; Atci, Mustafa; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Mertsoylu, Hüseyin; Uysal, Mukremin; Ozdogan, Murat; Aydin, Sabin Goktas; Bilici, Ahmet; Karaagac, Mustafa; Artac, Mehmet; Kaplan, Muhammet Ali; Ebin, Senar; Coskun, Hasan Senol; 34312705Purpose In this study, we looked for whether treatment-induced rash predicts treatment efficacy in patients with recurrent/metastatic HNSCC treated with Cetuximab and chemotherapy. Methods Patients who were treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and cetuximab for the first line treatment of recurrent/metastatic HNSCC were recruited. Presence of rash, hypomagnesemia, hypopotassemia, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia during treatment and treatment response, date of progression, date of last visit and death were recorded. Results A total of 138 patients' data were available for analysis. Any grade of rash was detected in 57 (44.5%) of the patients. The incidence of rash was significantly higher in patients with objective response than in patients with disease progression (%56.8 vs %14.3, p < 0.001). Progression free survival was 7.06 months (4.98-9.15) in patients treated with cetuximab and chemotherapy as first line treatment. In the multivariate analysis; rash was significantly correlated with longer PFS (HR 2.136; 95% CI 1.067-4.278; p = 0.032). Progression free survival was 9.65 months in patients who experienced rash, and 6.02 months in patients without rash, (p = 0.019, log-rank test). Overall survival was 11.24 months (9.65-12.82). In multivariate analysis, the survival of patients with rash was significantly longer than patients without rash (HR 1.954; 95% CI 1.162-3.285; p = 0.012). Overall survival was 15.08 months in patients who experienced rash, and 8.61 months in patients without rash (p = 0.05, log-rank test). Conclusion Cetuximab-induced rash is associated with better ORR and longer PFS and OS in patients with recurrent/metastatic HNSCC treated with Cetuximab and platinum-based chemotherapy.Item Prognostic Value of Pretreatment Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Undergoing Postneurosurgical Radiotherapy Plus Concurrent and Adjuvant Temozolomide(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Ozdemir, Yurday; Kucuk, Ahmet; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 32565725; M-9530-2014; AAG-5629-2021; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021Objectives. To evaluate the potential prognostic utility of pretreatment systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who underwent postneurosurgical radiotherapy and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide. Methods. The retrospective data of GBM patients who underwent postneurosurgical radiotherapy and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide were analyzed. For each patient, SII was calculated using the platelet, neutrophil, and lymphocyte measures obtained on the first day of treatment: SII=plateletsxneutrophils/lymphocytes. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was utilized for the evaluation of optimal cut-off values for SII those linked with the outcomes. Primary and secondary endpoints constituted the overall (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) per conveyance SII group. Results. A total of 167 patients were included. The ROC curve analysis identified the optimum SII cut-off at a rounded 565 value that significantly interacted with the PFS and OS and stratified patients into two groups: low-SII (SII<565; n=71) and high-SII (SII >= 565; n=96), respectively. Comparative survival analyses exhibited that the high-SII cohort had significantly shorter median PFS (6.0 versus 16.6 months; P<0.001) and OS (11.1 versus 22.9 months; P<0.001) than the low-SII cohort. The relationship between the high-SII and poorer PFS (P<0.001) and OS (P<0.001) further retained its independent significance in multivariate analysis, as well. Conclusions. The outcomes displayed here qualified the pretreatment SII as a novel independent prognostic index for predicting survival outcomes of newly diagnosed GBM patients undergoing postneurosurgical radiotherapy and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide.Item Comparison of Involved Field Radiotherapy versus Elective Nodal Irradiation in Stage IIIB/C Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: A Propensity Score Matching Study(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Ozdemir, Yurday; Guler, Ozan Cem; Kucuk, Ahmet; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Sezen, Duygu; Akdemir, Eyub Yasar; Sezer, Ahmet; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0001-6908-3412; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-6445-1439; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 32952557; M-9530-2014; AAC-5654-2020; AAG-5629-2021; AAD-2667-2020; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021Background. We retrospectively compared the incidence of isolated elective nodal failure (IENF) and toxicity rates and survival outcomes after elective nodal irradiation (ENI) versus involved-field RT (IFRT) by employing the propensity score matching (PSM) methodology in stage IIIB/C inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT).Methods. Our PSM examination included 1048 stage IIIB/C NSCLC patients treated with C-CRT from January 2007 to December 2016: a total dose of 66 Gy (2 Gy/fraction) radiotherapy and 1-3 cycles of platinum-based doublet chemotherapy concurrently. The primary and secondary endpoints were the IENF and toxicity rates and survival outcomes after ENI versus IFRT, respectively. Propensity scores were calculated for each group to adjust for confounding variables and facilitate well-balanced comparability by creating 1 : 1 matched study groups.Results. The median follow-up was 26.4 months for the whole study accomplice. The PSM analysis unveiled 1 : 1 matched 646 patients for the ENI (N = 323) and IFRT (N = 323) cohorts. Intergroup comparisons discovered that the 5-year isolated ENF incidence rates (3.4% versus 4.3%;P=0.52) and median overall survival (25.2 versus 24.6 months;P=0.69), locoregional progression-free survival (15.3 versus 15.1 months;P=0.52), and progression-free survival (11.7 versus 11.2 months;P=0.57) durations were similar between the ENI and IFRT cohorts, separately. However, acute grade 3-4 leukopenia (P=0.0012), grade 3 nausea-vomiting (P=0.006), esophagitis (P=0.003), pneumonitis (P=0.002), late grade 3-4 esophageal toxicity (P=0.038), and the need for hospitalization (P<0.001) were all significantly higher in the ENI than in the IFRT group, respectively.Conclusion. Results of the present large-scale PSM cohort established the absence of meaningful IENF or survival differences between the IFRT and ENI cohorts and, consequently, counseled the IFRT as the elected RT technique for such patients since ENI increased the toxicity rates.Item Half-dose bevacizumab experience in relapsed ovarian cancer patients in Turkey due to formal regulations: similar effectiveness with lower rate of hypertension(2020) Kose, Fatih; Alemdaroglu, Songul; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Guler, Ozan Cem; Simsek, Seda Yuksel; Erbay, Gurcan; Onal, Cem; Celik, Husnu; 0000-0003-4335-6659; 0000-0002-2742-9021; 0000-0001-6908-3412; 0000-0002-1706-8680; 0000-0002-0156-5973; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 33099934; AAI-8400-2021; D-5195-2014; AAC-5654-2020; AAK-5370-2021; G-4827-2016; AAK-7016-2021; AAD-6910-2021; M-9530-2014Purpose: Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer related death in women. Platin-based doublet regimens plus bevacizumab is standard treatment in relapse. Due to formal regulation of Turkish Ministry of Health, adjuvant bevacizumab has not been reimbursed and clinicians can use bevacizumab at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg/3wk in platin-resistant and sensitive relapse settings. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate 7.5 mg/kg/3wk bevacizumab dosing in platin-resistant and sensitive relapse ovarian cancer and compare these findings with the current literature. Methods: A total of 106 patients with relapsed ovarian cancer and treated with bevacizumab (bevacizumab is not reimbursed as a part of adjuvant treatment in Turkey) on their first relapse were included. Results: At a median follow-up of 32.1 months (5.3-110.8), 56 (52.8%) patients died. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated at 18.8 months (14.4-23.3) vs 29.7 months (24.3-35.1) of the whole group overall survival. We observed that 78.4% of patients treated with primary surgery without neoadjuvant treatment and 59 (57.8%) out of the 102 patients with debulking surgery relapsed. A significant number of patients (81%) treated with primary surgery without neoadjuvant treatment and 59 (76.6 %) had secondary debulking surgery at relapse. In relapse, 38 patients were treated with single agent liposomal doxorubicin (LPD) plus bevacizumab. On the other hand, 68 patients were treated with carboplatin and LPD plus bevacizumab. Multivariate analysis failed to show any clinicopathological characteristics with significant effect on PFS. However, cytoreductive surgery at relapse showed significant effect on OS. Bevacizumab-related toxicities were detected in 23 (21.7%) patients; hypertension, pulmonary embolism, perforation, and other toxicities (nephrotic syndrome in 2, osteonecrosis in 2, cerebrovascular and cardiac ischemia in 3 patients) were seen in 12 (11.3%), 3 (2.8%), 1 (0.9%) and 7 (6.6%) patients, respectively. Conclusions: In conclusion, our findings showed that 7.5 mg/ kg/3week dosing of bevacizumab in relapsed ovarian cancer could have similar effectiveness compared to standard 15 mg/ kg/3week dosing. Increase of OS and PFS in patients treated with primary and secondary debulking surgery with no-visible disease was more pronounced. No new safety information was observed but lower rate of grade 3 or above hypertension with similar rate of severe vascular and intestinal complications were detected.Item Low Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index Predicts Poor Prognosis in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Treated with Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Ozdemir, Yurday; Kucuk, Ahmet; Guler, Ozan Cem; Sezer, Ahmet; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Senyurek, Sukran; Kilic Durankus, Nulifer; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Selek, Ugur; Pehlivan, Berrin; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0001-6908-3412; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0002-6445-1439; 0000-0002-5361-364X; 33082783; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021; AAG-5629-2021; AAC-5654-2020; M-9530-2014; AAD-2667-2020Purpose. We aimed to retrospectively investigate the prognostic worth of pretreatment advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT).Patients and Methods. A total of 164 LA-NPC patients treated with cisplatinum-based definitive C-CRT were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. The convenience of ideal pre-C-CRT ALI cut-offs affecting survival results was searched by employing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. The primary endpoint was the link between the ALI groups and overall survival (OS), while cancer-specific survival (CSS), locoregional progression-free survival [LR(PFS)], distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and PFS comprised the secondary endpoints.Results. The ROC curve analyses distinguished a rounded ALI cut-off score of 24.2 that arranged the patients into two cohorts [ALI >= 24.2 (N = 94) versus < 24.2 (N = 70)] with significantly distinct CSS, OS, DMFS, and PFS outcomes, except for the LRPFS. At a median follow-up time of 79.2 months (range: 6-141), the comparative analyses showed that ALI < 24.2 cohort had significantly shorter median CSS, OS, DMFS, and PFS time than the ALI >= 24.2 cohort (P<0.001for each), which retained significance at 5- (P<0.001) and 10-year (P<0.001) time points. In multivariate analyses, ALI < 24.2 was asserted to be an independent predictor of the worse prognosis for each endpoint (P<0.001for each) in addition to the tumor stage (T-stage) (P<0.05for all endpoints) and nodal stage (N-stage) (P<0.05for all endpoints).Conclusion. As a novel prognostic index, the pretreatment ALI < 24.2 appeared to be strongly associated with significantly diminished survival outcomes in LA-NPC patients treated with C-CRT independent of the universally recognized T- and N-stages.Item Pretreatment Photopenia on F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scans Predicts Poor Prognosis in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Selek, Ugur; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Ozdemir, Yurday; Kucuk, Ahmet; Torun, Nese; Besen, Ali Ayberk; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-5597-676X; 32075362; AAG-5629-2021; M-9530-2014; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021; AAE-2718-2021Objectives. To investigate the influence of pretreatment primary tumor or nodal photopenia (PP) on F-18-fluorodeoxyglu- case positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET-CT), an indicator of tumor ischemia, on survival results of nasopharyngeal cancers (NPCs) treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT). Methods. The pre-C-CRT FDG PET-CT scans of 104 patients with NPC (cT1-4 N0-3 M0) were retrospectively examined to determine the presence of PP (PP+). Our primary endpoint was the influence of PP+ on overall survival (OS), while the progression-free survival (PFS) and locoregional PFS (LRPFS) constituted the secondary endpoints. Results. The PP+ was detected in 29 (27.9%): nine (8.7%), seven (6.7%), and 13 (12.5%) in the primary tumor alone, primary tumor plus neck nodes, and neck nodes alone, respectively. Because the PP+ cases were small by count per location, all comparative analyses were performed according to overall PP+/PP- status instead of per detected site. At a median follow-up of 67.8 months (range, 9 to 130 months), the median survival times were not reached (NR) for the entire population. while 5-year OS, LRPFS, and PFS rates were 73.3%, 68.2%, and 63.4%, respectively. Comparatively the PP patients exhibited significantly poorer median OS (49.8 months vs. NR, P<0.001), LRPFS (40.7 months vs. NR, P=0.001), and PFS (31.8 months vs. NR, P=0.002) durations than their PP- counterparts. Furthermore, the PP+ retained its independent prognostic significance in multivariate analysis (P <0.001). Conclusion. Present results uncovered the pre-C-CRT PP as an independent predictor of poor prognosis for NPC patients, which underscore the requirement for the fortification of the local and systemic treatments in hypoxic NPCs.Item Systemic Inflammation Response Index Predicts Survival Outcomes in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Treated with Standard Stupp Protocol(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Kucuk, Ahmet; Ozdemir, Yurday; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Sezen, Duygu; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 33274245; AAD-6910-2021; AAG-2213-2021; AAG-5629-2021; M-9530-2014Objectives. We endeavored to retrospectively assess the prognostic merit of pretreatment systemic immune response index (SIRI) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who underwent postoperative partial brain radiotherapy (RT) and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ), namely, the Stupp protocol. Methods. The records of 181 newly diagnosed GBM patients who received the postoperative Stupp protocol were retrospectively analyzed. The SIRI value for each eligible patient was calculated by utilizing the platelet, neutrophil, and lymphocyte measures obtained on the first day of treatment: SIRI=NeutrophilsxMonocytes/Lymphocytes. The ideal cutoff values for SIRI connected with the progression-free- (PFS) and overall survival (OS) results were methodically searched through using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Primary and secondary end-points constituted the potential OS and PFS distinctions among the SIRI groups, respectively. Results. The ROC curve analysis labeled the ideal SIRI cutoffs at 1.74 (Area under the curve (AUC): 74.9%; sensitivity: 74.2%; specificity: 71.4%) and 1.78 (AUC: 73.6%; sensitivity: 73.1%; specificity: 70.8%) for PFS and OS status, individually. The SIRI cutoff of 1.78 of the OS status was chosen as the common cutoff for the stratification of the study population (Group 1: SIRI <= 1.78 (N=96) and SIRI>1.78 (N=85)) and further comparative PFS and OS analyses. Comparisons between the two SIRI cohorts manifested that the SIRI <= 1.78 cohort had altogether significantly superior median PFS (16.2 versus 6.6 months; P<0.001) and OS (22.9 versus 12.2 months; P<0.001) than its SIRI>1.78 counterparts. The results of multivariate Cox regression analyses ratified the independent and significant alliance between a low SIRI and longer PFS (P<0.001) and OS (P<0.001) durations, respectively. Conclusions. Present results firmly counseled the pretreatment SIRI as a novel, sound, and independent predictor of survival outcomes in newly diagnosed GBM patients intended to undergo postoperative Stupp protocol.