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Zhang X, Hu D, Lin X, Zhang H, Xia Y, Lin J, Zheng X, Peng F, Jie J, Niu W. Prognostic Value of an Inflammation-Related Index in 6,865 Chinese Patients With Postoperative Digestive Tract Cancers: The FIESTA Study. Front Oncol 2019; 9:427. [PMID: 31192131 PMCID: PMC6538942 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Objectives: We sought to determine the optimal cutting points for two inflammatory biomarkers, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), to assess their prognostic value in patients with postoperative digestive tract cancers overall and by cancer sites, and further to construct an inflammation-related index based on the two biomarkers and assess its predictive performance. Methods: Total 6,865 assessable patients with digestive tract cancers who underwent tumor resection were consecutively enrolled from Fujian Cancer Hospital between January 2000 and December 2010, including 2535/3012/1318 patients with esophageal/gastric/colorectal cancer. The latest follow-up (median: 44.9 months) ended in December 2015. Optimal cutting points were determined using survival tree analysis overall and by cancer sites. Results: Among all study patients, the optimal cutting points were 2.07 and 168.50 to define high and low NLR and PLR, respectively. High NLR (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.37–1.61) and high PLR (HR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.29–1.53) were associated with a significantly increased risk for the mortality of digestive tract cancers as a whole. By cancer sites, effect-size estimates were comparable and statistically significant. Elevation over the selected optimal cutting points for both NLR and PLR was associated with 1.69-fold increased risk of cancer-specific mortality compared to patients with simultaneously low NLR and PLR among all study patients, and this association persisted by cancer sites, especially for gastric cancer. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that the preoperative integrated NLR and PLR, as an inflammation-related index, is a significant independent predictor for postoperative mortality in Chinese patients with digestive tract cancers both overall and by cancer sites.
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- Xinran Zhang
- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiobiology, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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Huszno J, Kolosza Z, Mrochem-Kwarciak J, Rutkowski T, Skladowski K. The Role of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelets in the Prognosis of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Oncology 2019; 97:7-17. [PMID: 31048577 DOI: 10.1159/000498943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE(S) The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelets (PLT), and neutrophil level for their prognostic value in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). MATERIALS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 141 patients with mRCC (2006-2016). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with the Cox proportional hazards regression model. The cutoff value of NLR was "elevated" as >3.68 and the PLR cutoff value was "elevated" as >144.4. RESULTS The median PFS and OS were shorter in elevated NLR and PLR. A higher value of PLT was associated with worse median OS and higher neutrophil level with worse OS and PFS. In multivariate analysis, higher NLR (p = 0.007) and PLR (p = 0.006) were independent prognostic factors for shorter OS together with BMI ≤30 (p = 0.004), higher Fuhrman grade (p = 0.0002), lower level of hemoglobin (p= 0.010), and ZUBROD 2 (p = 0.0002). Higher PLR (p = 0.0002) was an independent negative prognostic factor for PFS together with higher Fuhrman grade (p = 0.001), higher neutrophil level (p = 0.001), and lower lymphocyte level (p = 0.013). CONCLUSION Elevated pretreatment NLR, PLR, PLT, and neutrophil count are associated with shorter OS and PFS in patients with mRCC. NLR and PLR are independent prognostic factors for OS. However, PLR and neutrophil count are independent prognostic factors for PFS.
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- Joanna Huszno
- I Radiation and Clinical Oncology Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland,
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- Department of Medical Physics, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Analytics and Clinical Biochemistry Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- I Radiation and Clinical Oncology Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- I Radiation and Clinical Oncology Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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Uccello M, Alam T, Abbas H, Nair A, Paskins J, Faust G. Assessing Outcomes and Prognostic Factors for First-Line Therapy in Elderly Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real-Life Data From a Single United Kingdom Institution. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:e658-e663. [PMID: 31000484 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elderly metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients are under-represented in clinical trials, whose results are therefore difficult to translate into routine management of older patients. We aimed at exploring treatment outcomes and prognostic factors in our real-life elderly mRCC cohort receiving first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) monotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed demographic and clinicopathological characteristics, and treatment data of elderly (≥ 70 years old at first-line start) mRCC patients starting either pazopanib or sunitinib as first-line treatment in our institution between March 2012 and April 2018. Baseline characteristics included age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). RESULTS In total, the records of 35 elderly mRCC patients were identified and retrospectively analyzed. Overall response rate, median progression-free survival, and median overall survival were 20%, 9.7 months, and 21.6 months, respectively. Karnofsky performance status ≤ 70%, sarcomatoid features, absolute neutrophil count greater than upper limit of normal, and treatment-related Grade 3 arterial hypertension were independently associated with survival after multivariate analysis. Age-adjusted CCI was significantly associated with survival in univariate analysis only. The overall incidence of Grade 3 to 5 toxicities was 74%. Seven patients (20%) received early crossover to either sunitinib or pazopanib because of toxicity. Dose reduction was applied in 24 (73%) of the 33 patients who completed at least 1 cycle. CONCLUSION First-line TKI monotherapy provided clinical benefit in our elderly mRCC cohort. Relatively frequent dose reductions helped to maintain an acceptable tolerability profile. Further research is warranted to explore the significance of prognostic factors in elderly mRCC patients.
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- Mario Uccello
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, United Kingdom.
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, United Kingdom
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, United Kingdom
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, United Kingdom
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, United Kingdom
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, United Kingdom
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Prognostic Markers for Refined Stratification of IMDC Intermediate-Risk Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with First-Line Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy. Target Oncol 2019; 14:179-186. [DOI: 10.1007/s11523-019-00634-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Çalışkan S. Elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to lymphocyte ratios predict high grade and advanced stage renal cell carcinoma. Int J Biol Markers 2019; 34:15-19. [PMID: 30852956 DOI: 10.1177/1724600818817557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Renal cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the kidney, which accounts 85% of all renal tumors. In recent years, the incidence of renal cell carcinoma was increased due to the widespread use of imaging techniques. The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical significance of pretreatment neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to lymphocyte ratios in patients with renal cell carcinomas. METHODS The patients who underwent nephrectomy for renal tumor between 2010 and 2018 in two centers were reviewed retrospectively. The age, sex, complete blood test, and pathological results were recorded. The patients who were diagnosed with other carcinomas, benign renal tumors, and missing data of age, complete blood test, and pathological results, were excluded. The patients were divided into two groups according to the T stage and Fuhrman grade, T1-2 and T3-4, G1-2 and G3-4. RESULTS There were 271 patients in the current study. The male to female ratio was 1.97 and the mean age of the patients was 59.37±11.62 years. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma was the most common subtype in 72.7% of the patients. Both the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and the platelet to lymphocyte ratio were significantly higher in patients with high-grade and advanced-stage disease than in the others. The receiver operating characteristic curve showed no significant difference between platelet to lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio to diagnose the high grade and stage of renal cell carcinoma. CONCLUSION The neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to lymphocyte ratios are easily accessible biomarkers which are used for the prognosis of malignancy. The current study found that these biomarkers may predict the pathological results during the preoperative period.
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- Selahattin Çalışkan
- Department of Urology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Zhang X, Li J, Peng Q, Huang Y, Tang L, Zhuang Q, Lin F, Lin X, Du K, Wu J. Association of markers of systemic and local inflammation with prognosis of patients with rectal cancer who received neoadjuvant radiotherapy. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 11:191-199. [PMID: 30636893 PMCID: PMC6307689 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s187559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The inflammatory status of patients with cancer appears to affect cancer progression and patient prognosis. We examined the characteristics of cancer-associated systemic and local inflammation and its impact on the overall survival (OS) of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) who received neoadjuvant radiotherapy (nRT). PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-six consecutive LARC patients who received nRT from February 2012 to September 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The peripheral neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was determined at diagnosis, and the CD8+ T-cell count was determined from surgical specimens. Factors associated with OS were identified by univariate and multivariate Cox regression. RESULTS The median follow-up time was 23.0 months (range: 2-59), and the overall 5-year OS rate was 68.6% (95% CI =46.06-91.14). Patients with a high NLR (≥2.0) and a low CD8+ T-cell count (<9%) had a significantly worse 5-year OS than those with a low NLR and a high CD8+ T-cell count (P=0.005). NLR was also associated with lymphovascular invasion (P=0.014) and T stage (P=0.047), and the CD8+ T-cell count was associated with mucinous adenocarcinoma (P=0.005) and T stage (P=0.049). An NLR <2.0 was associated with pathological complete regression after nRT (P=0.039). Multivariate Cox regression indicated that NLR (P=0.025), CD8+ T-cell count (P=0.018), age (P=0.020), lymphovascular invasion (P=0.038), and T stage (P=0.011) were independently associated with OS. CONCLUSION A high NLR and a low CD8+ T-cell count were significantly associated with poor survival in our population of patients with LARC. Measurement of markers of systemic and local inflammation might help to predict the prognosis of patients with LARC after nRT.
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- Xueqing Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, First Hospital of Quanzhou Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Humanity Hospital, Xiamen 361000, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China,
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Kim TW, Lee JH, Shim KH, Choo SH, Choi JB, Ahn HS, Kim SJ, Kim SI. Prognostic significance of preoperative and follow-up neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Investig Clin Urol 2018; 60:14-20. [PMID: 30637356 PMCID: PMC6318207 DOI: 10.4111/icu.2019.60.1.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the significance of preoperative and follow-up neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as prognostic factors for recurrence in patients with non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (NMCCRCC). Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 309 patients with NMCCRCC who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy. The prognostic significance of various clinicopathological variables, preoperative NLR (pNLR) and PLR (pPLR), and NLR and PLR at recurrence or quasi-recurrence (rNLR and rPLR) for recurrence-free survival (RFS) was analyzed. Results At mean follow-up of 93 months, 44 patients (14.2%) developed recurrence. In the univariate analysis, clinical presentation, tumor size, pathologic tumor stage, Fuhrman grade, pNLR, pPLR and rNLR were significant prognostic factors for RFS. In the multivariate analysis using pNLR and pPLR as continuous variables, tumor size, pathologic tumor stage and pPLR were independent prognostic factors for RFS. In the multivariate analysis using pNLR and pPLR as dichotomous variables, tumor size, pathologic tumor stage, Fuhrman grade and pNLR ≥1.7 were independent prognostic factors for RFS. In multivariate analyses using rNLR and rPLR, only tumor size and pathologic tumor stage were independent prognostic factors for RFS. In a subset of patients with recurrence or at least 42 months follow-up without recurrence, rNLR ≥1.9 was significantly associated with worse RFS, albeit without independent significance. Conclusions pNLR and pPLR are independent prognostic factors for RFS in patients with NMCCRCC. We propose that postoperative follow-up NLR of 1.9 and higher with one or more adverse clinicopathological factors should prompt radiologic evaluation for possible metastasis.
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- Tae Woo Kim
- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Xu F, Xu P, Cui W, Gong W, Wei Y, Liu B, Dong J. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios may aid in identifying patients with non-small cell lung cancer and predicting Tumor-Node-Metastasis stages. Oncol Lett 2018. [PMID: 29928436 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8644)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to identify a high-risk population with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to predict TNM stages using the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR). This retrospective study included preoperative data of 171 patients and 105 controls. Compared with healthy controls, patients with NSCLC had higher levels of NLR and PLR (NLR, 2.719±0.183 vs. 1.813±0.079, P<0.01; PLR, 135.800±4.778 vs. 112.000±5.651, P<0.01, respectively). The associations between Tumor-Node-Metastasis stages and the aforementioned parameters were detected (both P<0.01). NLR and PLR improved the rate of early diagnosis of NSCLC, particularly for stages III and IV with a higher area under curve value (0.752 and 0.759, respectively) compared with stage I and II NSCLC. In addition, PLR with a T stage-dependent increase may be a potential and independent predictive marker for T stage (P<0.05); the NLR exhibited an N stage-dependent increase (except for stage N3) and was identified as a marker for N stage (P<0.0001). It was subsequently concluded that NLR and PLR are useful biomarkers in the early diagnosis of NSCLC; that these two parameters were capable of indicating advanced stages, III and IV; and that PLR and NLR were independent predictors for T and N stages, respectively.
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- Fei Xu
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institute of Acupuncture Research, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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Xu F, Xu P, Cui W, Gong W, Wei Y, Liu B, Dong J. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios may aid in identifying patients with non-small cell lung cancer and predicting Tumor-Node-Metastasis stages. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:483-490. [PMID: 29928436 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to identify a high-risk population with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to predict TNM stages using the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR). This retrospective study included preoperative data of 171 patients and 105 controls. Compared with healthy controls, patients with NSCLC had higher levels of NLR and PLR (NLR, 2.719±0.183 vs. 1.813±0.079, P<0.01; PLR, 135.800±4.778 vs. 112.000±5.651, P<0.01, respectively). The associations between Tumor-Node-Metastasis stages and the aforementioned parameters were detected (both P<0.01). NLR and PLR improved the rate of early diagnosis of NSCLC, particularly for stages III and IV with a higher area under curve value (0.752 and 0.759, respectively) compared with stage I and II NSCLC. In addition, PLR with a T stage-dependent increase may be a potential and independent predictive marker for T stage (P<0.05); the NLR exhibited an N stage-dependent increase (except for stage N3) and was identified as a marker for N stage (P<0.0001). It was subsequently concluded that NLR and PLR are useful biomarkers in the early diagnosis of NSCLC; that these two parameters were capable of indicating advanced stages, III and IV; and that PLR and NLR were independent predictors for T and N stages, respectively.
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- Fei Xu
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institute of Acupuncture Research, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.,Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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