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This study evaluated the prognostic value of the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in elderly patients with localized prostate cancer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This single-center retrospective cohort study included 205 patients aged \u226565 years with early-stage prostate cancer treated between 2018 and 2024. Nutritional status was assessed at baseline using serum albumin, lymphocyte count, and body weight to calculate the PNI and GNRI. Overall survival was analyzed using standard survival analysis methods. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software version 26.0.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The median patient age was 72 years. Of all patients, 41% were 75 years or older. Survival analysis showed that patients with low PNI had a median OS of 78 months. Those with high PNI had a median OS of 115 months (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.008). Low GNRI was linked to a median survival of 74 months. High GNRI was linked to 120 months (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.009). Higher Gleason score (\u22658), higher PSA (\u226510 ng\/mL), older age (\u226575 years), and clinical T2 disease were associated with worse outcomes. By contrast, radiotherapy improved survival (122 vs. 94 months,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.008). 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