Evaluation of an inflammation‐based prognostic score in patients with metastatic renal cancer

BACKGROUND. Recently, it was shown that an inflammation‐based prognostic score, the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), provides additional prognostic information in patients with advanced cancer. The objective of the current study was to examine the value of the GPS compared with established scoring systems in predicting cancer‐specific survival in patients with metastatic renal cancer. METHODS. One hundred nineteen patients who underwent immunotherapy for metastatic renal cancer were recruited. The Memorial Sloan‐Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) score and the Metastatic Renal Carcinoma Comprehensive Prognostic System (MRCCPS) score were calculated as described previously. Patients who had both an elevated C‐reactive protein level (>10 mg/L) and hypoalbuminemia (