Assessing insulin resistance: the triglyceride-glucose index as a predictor of survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
The TyG index is a readily available, powerful prognostic biomarker for NPC patients. Incorporating the TyG index into prognostic nomograms offers a superior tool for individualized risk stratification and treatment planning, representing a valuable advancement over traditional staging systems.
Authors
- Yong-Miao Lin
- Z C Long
- Ao-Qiang Chen
- Fei Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2452-937X)
- Wen Xia
- Fang-Fang Duan
- Chao Zhang
- Xin Hua
- Si-Fen Wang
- Xu-Xin Lin
- Wen-Chao Li
- Sha-Sha Du
- Xin Huang
- De-Huan Xie
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Ruijin Hospital (CN)
- Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1716333
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital