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Zhu F, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Huang Y, Zhong L, Zhao T, Yang W. Derived Neutrophils to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Survival Benefit from TPF Induction Chemotherapy in Local Advanced Oral Squamous Cellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2707. [PMID: 39123434 PMCID: PMC11311474 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16152707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Revised: 07/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) in predicting the prognosis of patients with locally advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (LAOSCC) and to assess the survival benefits from docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (TPF) induction chemotherapy (IC). METHODS Patients from a phase III trial involving TPF IC in stage III/IVA OSCC patients (NCT01542931) were enrolled. Receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed, and the area under the curve was computed to determine dNLR cutoff points. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates and Cox proportional hazards models were used for longitudinal analysis. RESULTS A total of 224 patients were identified (median age: 55.4 years; range: 26 to 75 years; median follow-up: 90 months; range: 3.2 to 93 months). The cutoff point for the dNLR was 1.555. Multivariate analysis showed that the dNLR was an independent negative predictive factor for survival (overall survival (OS): hazard ratio (HR) = 1.154, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.018-1.309, p = 0.025; disease-free survival (DFS): HR = 1.123, 95% CI: 1.000-1.260, p = 0.050; local recurrence-free survival (LRFS): HR = 1.134, 95% CI: 1.002-1.283, p = 0.047; distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS): HR = 1.146, 95% CI: 1.010-1.300, p = 0.035). A low dNLR combined with cTNM stage III disease predicted benefit from TPF IC for the patients [OS (χ2 = 4.674, p = 0.031), DFS (χ2 = 7.134, p = 0.008), LRFS (χ2 = 5.937, p = 0.015), and DMFS (χ2 = 4.832, p = 0.028)]. CONCLUSIONS The dNLR is an independent negative predictive factor in LAOSCC patients. Patients with cTNM stage III disease and a low dNLR can benefit from TPF IC.
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- Fangxing Zhu
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China; (F.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China; (F.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China; (F.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China; (F.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China; (F.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China;
- Huangpu Branch, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, No. 58, Pu Yu Dong Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China;
- Huangpu Branch, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, No. 58, Pu Yu Dong Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China; (F.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China
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Tur-Martínez J, Rodríguez-Santiago J, Osorio J, Miró M, Yarnoz C, Jofra M, Ferret G, Salvador-Roses H, Fernández-Ananín S, Clavell A, Luna A, Aldeano A, Olona C, Hermoso J, Güell-Farré M, Dal Cero M, Gimeno M, Pallarès N, Pera M. Prognostic Relevance of Preoperative Immune, Inflammatory, and Nutritional Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Resectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma: An Observational Multicentre Study. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2188. [PMID: 38927894 PMCID: PMC11201927 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16122188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate different preoperative immune, inflammatory, and nutritional scores and their best cut-off values as predictors of poorer overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients who underwent curative gastric cancer resection. Methods: This was a retrospective observational multicentre study based on data of the Spanish EURECCA Esophagogastric Cancer Registry. Time-dependent Youden index and log-rank test were used to obtain the best cut-offs of 18 preoperative biomarkers for OS and DFS. An adjusted Cox model with variables selected by bootstrapping was used to identify the best preoperative biomarkers, which were also analysed for every TNM stage. Results: High neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), high monocyte systemic inflammation index (moSII), and low prognostic nutritional index (PNI) were identified as independent predictors of poor outcome: NLR > 5.91 (HR:1.73; 95%CI [1.23-2.43]), moSII >2027.12 (HR:2.26; 95%CI [1.36-3.78]), and PNI >40.31 (HR:0.75; 95%CI [0.58-0.96]) for 5-year OS and NLR > 6.81 (HR:1.75; 95%CI [1.24-2.45]), moSII > 2027.12 (HR:2.46; 95%CI [1.49-4.04]), and PNI > 40.31 (HR:0.77; 95%CI [0.60,0.97]) for 5-year DFS. These outcomes were maintained in the whole cohort for NLR and moSII (p < 0.05) but not in stage II and for PNI in all tumoral stages. The associations of NLR-PNI and moSII-PNI were also a relevant prognostic factor for OS. Conclusions: High NLR, high moSII (for stages I and III), and low PNI (regardless of tumour stage) were the most promising preoperative biomarkers to predict poor OS and DFS in gastric cancer patients treated with curative intent.
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- Jaume Tur-Martínez
- Department of Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Surgery, Complex Hospitalari Universitari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Josep Trueta, 17007 Girona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08916 Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí de Sabadell, 08208 Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital General de Granollers, 08402 Granollers, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Vic, 08500 Vic, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, 08243 Manresa, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Cataluña (UVIC-UCC), 08500 Vic, Spain
- Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central (IRIS-CC), 08500 Vic, Spain
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Department of Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Department of Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Biostatistics Support and Research Unit, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute and Hospital (IGTP), 08916 Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Department of Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Liao QQ, Mo YJ, Zhu KW, Gao F, Huang B, Chen P, Jing FT, Jiang X, Xu HZ, Tang YF, Chu LW, Huang HL, Wang WL, Wei FN, Huang DD, Zhao BJ, Chen J, Zhang H. Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR), Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR), and Eosinophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (ELR) as Biomarkers in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD). Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2024; 19:501-518. [PMID: 38414718 PMCID: PMC10898603 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s447519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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Purpose The study comprehensively evaluated the prognostic roles of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), basophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (BLR), and eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (ELR) in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Patients and Methods Six hundred and nineteen patients with AECOPD and 300 healthy volunteers were retrospectively included into the study. The clinical characteristics of the patients with AECOPD and the complete blood counts (CBCs) of the healthy volunteers were collected. The associations of PLR, NLR, MLR, BLR, and ELR with airflow limitation, hospital length of stay (LOS), C-reactive protein (CRP), and in-hospital mortality in patients with AECOPD were analyzed. Results Compared with the healthy volunteers, PLR, NLR, MLR, BLR, and ELR were all elevated in COPD patients under stable condition. PLR, NLR, MLR, and BLR were further elevated while ELR was lowered during exacerbation. In the patients with AECOPD, PLR, NLR, and MLR were positively correlated with hospital LOS as well as CRP. In contrast, ELR was negatively correlated with hospital LOS as well as CRP. Elevated PLR, NLR, and MLR were all associated with more severe airflow limitation in AECOPD. Elevated PLR, NLR, and MLR were all associated with increased in-hospital mortality while elevated ELR was associated with decreased in-hospital mortality. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that smoking history, FEV1% predicted, pneumonia, pulmonary heart disease (PHD), uric acid (UA), albumin, and MLR were significant independent predictors ofin-hospital mortality. These predictors along with ELR were used to construct a nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in AECOPD. The nomogram had a C-index of 0.850 (95% CI: 0.799-0.901), and the calibration curve, decision curve analysis (DCA), and clinical impact curve (CIC) further demonstrated its good predictive value and clinical applicability. Conclusion In summary, PLR, NLR, MLR, and ELR served as useful biomarkers in patients with AECOPD.
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- Qian-Qian Liao
- Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- GuangZhou BaiYunShan Pharmaceutical Holdings CO.,LTD. BaiYunShan Pharmaceutical General Factory, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xing An County People' Hospital, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hospital Infection Management, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatrics, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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Fernandes Q, Inchakalody VP, Bedhiafi T, Mestiri S, Taib N, Uddin S, Merhi M, Dermime S. Chronic inflammation and cancer; the two sides of a coin. Life Sci 2024; 338:122390. [PMID: 38160787 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The correlation between chronic inflammation and cancer was initially identified in the 19th century. Biomolecules like interleukins, chemokines, tumor necrosis factors, growth factors, and adhesion molecules, which regulate inflammation, are recognized contributors to neoplastic transformation through various mechanisms, including oncogenic mutations, resistance to apoptosis, and adaptive responses like angiogenesis. This review aims to establish connections between the intricate and complex mechanisms of chronic inflammation and cancer. We illuminate implicit signaling mechanisms that drive the association between chronic inflammation and the initiation/progression of cancer, exploring potential impacts on other diseases. Additionally, we discuss the modalities of currently available therapeutic options for chronic inflammation and cancer, emphasizing the dual nature of such therapies. A thorough understanding of the molecular basis of chronic inflammation is crucial for developing novel approaches in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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- Queenie Fernandes
- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Translational Research Institute and Dermatology Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Laboratory Animal Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
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- Translational Cancer Research Facility, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
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Skórzewska M, Pikuła A, Gęca K, Mlak R, Rawicz-Pruszyński K, Sędłak K, Paśnik I, Polkowski WP. Systemic inflammatory response markers for prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Cytokine 2023; 172:156389. [PMID: 37852156 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2023.156389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tumour development is greatly influenced by the systemic inflammatory response. Inflammatory factors, such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphcyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), mirror the balance between systemic inflammation and anti-tumour response. The current investigation examined the predictive and prognostic value of NLR, PLR, and LMR in advanced gastric cancer (GC) patients. METHODS This study is a retrospective, observational analysis involving 105 GC patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Thestudy population included patients who met the eligibility criteria.The relationship between NLR, PLR, LMR and demographic and clinical variables was assessed using theΧ2test. Survival data were analysed by Kaplan-Meier curves. RESULTS High NLR levels were associated with more advanced tumour stage.Higher risk of no tumour regression after NAC was observed if a high pretreatment level of NLR or PLR was found. All patients with an increase in NLR after NAC had a significantly higher risk of no tumor response.In groups high (no change), increase, decrease, and low (no change), NLR and PLR OS medians were: 33, 67, 78, and not reached-NR and 34, 29, 36, and NR, respectively. All patients had a significantly higher risk of death if NLR increased after NAC. An increase in post-NAC PLR level was associated with an increased risk of death only if the PLR baseline value was low. CONCLUSION NLR and PLR are promising predictive and prognostic factors in advanced GC patients treated with NAC.
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- Magdalena Skórzewska
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Medical University in Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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Lin Q, Li C, Lin X, Lin S, Chen W, Chen X, Huang X, Wang D. Prognostic Value of Controlling Nutritional Status Score in Advanced Hypopharyngeal Cancer. Laryngoscope 2023; 133:2613-2620. [PMID: 36651579 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score in patients with resectable advanced hypopharyngeal cancer. METHODS This retrospective study included 113 advanced hypopharyngeal cancer patients who underwent curative resection in our hospital from 2013 to 2017. The association between the CONUT score and clinicopathological variables was evaluated. The association between CONUT score and survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox regression. The efficacy of the CONUT score and other immune-nutritional markers to predict prognosis was compared using a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC). RESULTS Patients were divided into the high-CONUT score group (≥3) and the low-CONUT score group (≤2) according to ROC analysis. The CONUT score was associated with body mass index (p = 0.047), monocyte (p = 0.021), pharyngocutaneous fistula (p = 0.045), flap repairment (p = 0.034), tumor (T) classification (p = 0.034), node (N) classification (p = 0.036), subsite of tumor (p = 0.035), and negative pathologic factors (p < 0.001). Tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) stage, negative pathologic factors, adjuvant radiotherapy, postoperative chemoradiotherapy, and CONUT score were independent prognostic factors for survival. Patients with a higher CONUT score had worse overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio: 2.76, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.44-5.29, p = 0.002) and disease-free survival (hazard ratio: 2.51, 95% CI: 1.28-4.91, p = 0.007). The area under the curve of the CONUT score (0.799) to predict 5-year OS was greater than those of Preoperative Nutritional Index (0.769), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (0.643), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (0.565), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (0.577). CONCLUSION The CONUT score is a prognostic marker for patients with resectable advanced hypopharyngeal cancer. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 133:2613-2620, 2023.
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- Qin Lin
- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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Gou M, Zhang Y, Qu T, Jia R, Wang Z, Dai G. Prognostic value of the Lung Immune Prognostic Index for HER-2-negative metastatic gastric cancer. Biomark Med 2023; 17:711-721. [PMID: 38085163 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2023-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Background: The aim of this study was to explore whether the Lung Immune Prognostic Index (LIPI) is associated with clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) treated with anti-PD-1 and chemotherapy. Methods: Patients with MGC treated with an anti-PD-1 therapy or chemotherapy were enrolled. This study was composed of two cohorts including 266 patients in the anti-PD-1-treated group and 139 patients in the chemotherapy-treated group. Results: Patients treated with anti-PD-1 therapy that also showed a good LIPI showed a longer median progression-free survival and median overall survival in patients with an intermediate or poor LIPI. These outcomes were not observed in the chemotherapy cohort. Conclusion: Good LIPI correlated with better outcomes for patients with MGC in the anti-PD-1-treated group but not in the chemotherapy-treated group.
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- Miaomiao Gou
- Medical Oncology Department, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, the Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun YAT-SEN University, Zhuhan, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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He Q, Wang S, Chen H, Long L, Xiao B, Hu K. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios are independently associated with clinical outcomes of viral encephalitis. Front Neurol 2023; 13:1051865. [PMID: 36712460 PMCID: PMC9874857 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1051865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) are used as prognostic biomarkers for many diseases. In this study, we aimed to explore the possibility of using ratios of NLR and MLR to predict the prognosis of viral encephalitis (VE). Methods A total of 81 patients with an initial diagnosis of VE who were admitted to our hospital from January 2018 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. A routine blood test within 24 h of admission was utilized to determine the ratios of NLR and MLR for each patient. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 12 months after discharge was used to evaluate patients' clinical prognosis and the patients were divided into the group of good prognosis (mRS ≤ 1) and the group of poor prognosis (mRS ≥ 2) according to the mRS scores. Univariate and multivariable regression analyses were used to differentiate and assess independent prognostic factors for the prognosis of VE. Results Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and MLR of the poor prognosis group were significantly higher than that of the good prognosis group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that NLR [odds ratio (OR): 1.421, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.105-1.827; P < 0.05] and MLR (OR: 50.423, 95% CI: 2.708-939.001; P < 0.05) were independent risk factors for the poor prognosis of VE. NLR > 4.32 and MLR > 0.44 were suggested as the cutoff threshold for the prediction of the poor prognosis of VE. Conclusion Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and MLR obtained from blood tests done at hospital admission have the potential to predict poor prognosis in patients with VE.
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- Qiang He
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,Clinical Research Center for Epileptic Disease of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,Clinical Research Center for Epileptic Disease of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,Clinical Research Center for Epileptic Disease of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China,Clinical Research Center for Epileptic Disease of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Kai Hu ✉
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Zhao Q, Dong L, Liang H, Pang K, Wang P, Ge R, Li T, Jiang S, Chu Y. Evaluation of multiple biological indicators for combined diagnosis of gastric cancer: A retrospective analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e31904. [PMID: 36451446 PMCID: PMC9704904 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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To assess carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), platelet distribution width (PDW), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for gastric cancer's (GC) diagnostic efficiency, and the use of receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) combined with logistic regression to evaluate multi-index combination's diagnostic value of GC. 773 GC patients' clinical data were retrospectively collected in the Weihai Municipal Hospital, affiliated hospital of Shandong University from April 2018 to May 2021, and selected 2368 healthy physical examination patients during the same period as the control group. A total of 3141 samples was included in this study, including 773 cases in the GC group and 2368 cases in the healthy physical examination group. The results of the overall comparison between groups showed that apart from gender, the age differences, CEA, CA19-9, PDW, NLR, and PLR were statistically significant (P < .001). Spearman ranks correlation analysis's results showed that CA19-9, CEA, PLR, and NLR were correlated with GC patients' clinical-stage positively, and the correlation coefficients r was 0.249, 0.280, 0.252, 0.262 (all P < .001), and PDW was correlated with the clinical stage negatively (r = -0.186, P < .001). The ROC curve analysis results of CEA, CA19-9, PDW, NLR and PLR showed that CEA's diagnostic cutoff value for GC was 3.175 (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.631, 95% CI: 0.606-0.655, P < .001), the CA19-9's diagnostic cutoff value is 19.640 (AUC = 0.589, 95% CI: 0.563-0.615, P < .001), PDW's diagnostic cutoff value is 15.750 (AUC = 0.799, 95% CI: 0.778-0.820, P < .001), NLR's diagnostic cutoff value was 2.162 (AUC = 0.699, 95% CI: 0.675-0.721, P < .001), and PLR's diagnostic cutoff value was 149.540 (AUC = 0.709, 95% CI: 0.688-0.732, P < .001). The area under the ROC curve for the combined diagnosis of GC with 5 indicators was 0.877 (95% CI: 0.860-0.894, P < .001), which was better than a single indicator (P < .05). The diagnostic efficiency of combined detection of CEA, CA19-9, PDW, NLR, and PLR is better than that of single index detection alone, which can reduce the misdiagnosis rate of GC effectively.
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- Qinfu Zhao
- Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Physical Examination, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Operation Management Section, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Operation Management Section, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong Province, China
- * Correspondence: Yanliu Chu, Department of Gastroenterology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai 264200, China (e-mail:)
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Gou M, Zhang Y. Pretreatment platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as a prognosticating indicator for gastric cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. Discov Oncol 2022; 13:118. [PMID: 36326905 PMCID: PMC9633881 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-022-00571-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous investigations suggest that systemic inflammation markers are able to provide prognostic value in several cancers. This study seeks to characterize the ability of pretreatment platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) to prognosticate advanced or metastatic gastric cancer patients (AGC or MGC, respectively) receiving immunotherapy. METHODS AGC and MGC patients exposed to PD-1 inhibitors from January 2016-August 2021 in the Chinese PLA General Hospital were recruited. Correlations between PLR and overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and immunotherapy-associated tumor response rates were determined. RESULTS 237 patients were enrolled for this retrospective investigation. The 6 month and 12 month PFS based on the area under the curve value was 0.60 and 0.65 (p < 0.05). based on a calculated PLR cut-off value of 139.41, The PLR < 139.41 group has a longer OS in contrast with the PLR ≥ 139.41 group (13.46 m vs 10.71 m, HR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.42-0.78, p = 0.004). The PLR < 139.41 group had a PFS of 7.93 m in contrast to the 4.75 m seen in those with PLR ≥ 139.41 group (HR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.43-0.76, p = 0.002). The disease control rate (DCR) and objective response rate (ORR) were 86.17% and 30.85%, respectively, in the PLR < 139.41 group, but were 82.52% and 32.17%, respectively in the PLR ≥ 139.41 group. Both groups did not show any marked differences in terms of ORR and DCR (p = 0.887, p = 0.476). PLR is an independent prognostic indicator for OS and PFS upon uni- and multivariate analyses (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Pre-treatment PLR correlated significantly with PFS and OS in AGC and MGC patients who received immunotherapy. An elevated PLR may provide guidance on subsequent treatment options.
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- Miaomiao Gou
- Medical Oncology Department, The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Medical Oncology Department, The Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing road 28, Haidian district, Beijing, 100853 People’s Republic of China
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Gou M, Qian N, Zhang Y, Wei L, Fan Q, Wang Z, Dai G. Construction of a nomogram to predict the survival of metastatic gastric cancer patients that received immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2022; 13:950868. [PMID: 36225924 PMCID: PMC9549034 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.950868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Immunotherapy has shown promising results for metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) patients. Nevertheless, not all patients can benefit from anti-PD-1 treatment. Thus, this study aimed to develop and validate a prognostic nomogram for MGC patients that received immunotherapy. Methods Herein, MGC patients treated with anti-PD-1 between 1 October 2016 and 1 June 2022 at two separate Chinese PLA General Hospital centers were enrolled and randomly divided into training and validation sets (186 and 80 patients, respectively). The nomogram was constructed based on a multivariable Cox model using baseline variables from the training cohort. Its predictive accuracy was validated by the validation set. The consistency index (C-index) and calibration plots were used to evaluate the discriminative ability and accuracy of the nomogram. The net benefit of the nomogram was evaluated using decision curve analysis (DCA). Finally, we stratified patients by median total nomogram scores and performed Kaplan–Meier survival analyses. Results We developed the nomogram based on the multivariate analysis of the training cohort, including four parameters: surgery history, treatment line, lung immune prognostic index (LIPI), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR). The C-index of the nomogram was 0.745 in the training set. The calibration curve for 1- and 2-year survival showed good agreement between nomogram predictions and actual observations. In the validation group, the calibration curves demonstrated good performance of the nomogram, with a C-index for overall survival (OS) prediction of 0.713. The OS of patients with a score greater than the median nomogram score was significantly longer than patients with a score lower or equal to the median (p < 0.001). Conclusion We constructed a nomogram to predict the outcomes of MGC patients that received immunotherapy. This nomogram might facilitate individualized survival predictions and be helpful during clinical decision-making for MGC patients under anti-PD-1 therapy.
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- Miaomiao Gou
- Medical Oncology Department, The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hainan Medical Center, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, The Second Medical Center, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Genetron Health (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Genetron Health (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Guanghai Dai, ; Zhikuan Wang,
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- Medical Oncology Department, The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Guanghai Dai, ; Zhikuan Wang,
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Aguilar-Cazares D, Chavez-Dominguez R, Marroquin-Muciño M, Perez-Medina M, Benito-Lopez JJ, Camarena A, Rumbo-Nava U, Lopez-Gonzalez JS. The systemic-level repercussions of cancer-associated inflammation mediators produced in the tumor microenvironment. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:929572. [PMID: 36072935 PMCID: PMC9441602 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.929572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The tumor microenvironment is a dynamic, complex, and redundant network of interactions between tumor, immune, and stromal cells. In this intricate environment, cells communicate through membrane-membrane, ligand-receptor, exosome, soluble factors, and transporter interactions that govern cell fate. These interactions activate the diverse and superfluous signaling pathways involved in tumor promotion and progression and induce subtle changes in the functional activity of infiltrating immune cells. The immune response participates as a selective pressure in tumor development. In the early stages of tumor development, the immune response exerts anti-tumor activity, whereas during the advanced stages, the tumor establishes mechanisms to evade the immune response, eliciting a chronic inflammation process that shows a pro-tumor effect. The deregulated inflammatory state, in addition to acting locally, also triggers systemic inflammation that has repercussions in various organs and tissues that are distant from the tumor site, causing the emergence of various symptoms designated as paraneoplastic syndromes, which compromise the response to treatment, quality of life, and survival of cancer patients. Considering the tumor-host relationship as an integral and dynamic biological system, the chronic inflammation generated by the tumor is a communication mechanism among tissues and organs that is primarily orchestrated through different signals, such as cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and exosomes, to provide the tumor with energetic components that allow it to continue proliferating. In this review, we aim to provide a succinct overview of the involvement of cancer-related inflammation at the local and systemic level throughout tumor development and the emergence of some paraneoplastic syndromes and their main clinical manifestations. In addition, the involvement of these signals throughout tumor development will be discussed based on the physiological/biological activities of innate and adaptive immune cells. These cellular interactions require a metabolic reprogramming program for the full activation of the various cells; thus, these requirements and the by-products released into the microenvironment will be considered. In addition, the systemic impact of cancer-related proinflammatory cytokines on the liver-as a critical organ that produces the leading inflammatory markers described to date-will be summarized. Finally, the contribution of cancer-related inflammation to the development of two paraneoplastic syndromes, myelopoiesis and cachexia, will be discussed.
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- Dolores Aguilar-Cazares
- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Cancer Pulmonar, Departamento de Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Cancer Pulmonar, Departamento de Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Cancer Pulmonar, Departamento de Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Quimioterapia Experimental, Departamento de Bioquimica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Cancer Pulmonar, Departamento de Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Quimioterapia Experimental, Departamento de Bioquimica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Cancer Pulmonar, Departamento de Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA), Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Clinica de Neumo-Oncologia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Cancer Pulmonar, Departamento de Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosio Villegas”, Mexico City, Mexico
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Kotecha K, Singla A, Townend P, Merrett N. Association between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e29300. [PMID: 35758361 PMCID: PMC9276313 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND AIM The prognostic role of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been explored extensively in the literature. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the link between NLR and lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. A method for increasing specificity and sensitivity of pre-treatment staging has implications on treatment algorithms and survival. SEARCH STRATEGY The relevant databases were searched as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flowchart. After selection, 12 full text articles that met the inclusion criteria were included for quantitative analysis. 2 × 2 squares were generated using lymph node positive/negative, and NLR high/low data. The effect size for each study was calculated using the DerSimonian-Laird random effects model. P values were calculated using the chi-square method. Finally publication bias was evaluated. All statistics were calculated using R Studio. RESULTS Meta-analysis showed a 1.90 times (odds ratio, with 95% CI 1.52-2.38) increase in risk of positive lymph node status with high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio. This has significant implications for cancer screening and staging, as NLR is a highly reproducible, cost-effective, and widely available prognostic factor for gastric cancer patients. Additionally, high or low NLR values may have implications for management pathways. Patients with lymph node metastasis can be offered neoadjuvant chemotherapy, avoiding salvage therapy in the form of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy, which is poorly tolerated. CONCLUSION This meta-analysis shows an association between NLR and positive lymph node status in gastric cancer patients with implications for staging, as well as preoperative personalisation of therapy.
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- Krishna Kotecha
- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bankstown Hospital, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
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Coşansu NC, Kara RÖ, Yaldiz M, Dikicier BS. New markers to predict the response to omalizumab in chronic spontaneous urticaria. Dermatol Ther 2022; 35:e15589. [PMID: 35582853 DOI: 10.1111/dth.15589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Omalizumab has high treatment efficacy in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) who do not respond to high doses of antihistamines. Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) were described as novel inflammatory and prognostic biomarkers. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of SII and SIRI in patients with CSU who receive omalizumab therapy. A total of 124 patients with severe urticaria who had an Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS-7) ≥28 were included in the study. UAS-7, C-reactive protein (CRP), SII, and SIRI values were recorded before and after omalizumab treatment. Patients with UAS-7 ≤ 6 at week 12 and/or week 24 of omalizumab treatment were considered responders. Three months after omalizumab treatment, significant decreases were observed in SII, SIRI, CRP, and UAS-7 compared to pre-treatment values (p:0.003, p < 0.001, p:0.006, and p < 0.001, respectively). At the third and sixth months of treatment, baseline SII and SIRI levels of the omalizumab responder group were significantly higher than the non-responder group (p < 0.001). However, there was no difference in baseline CRP and UAS-7 levels between responders and non-responders (p˃0.05). After adjusting for confounding factors, only pre-treatment SII (OR: 1.002, 95% CI: 1.000-1.004, p: 0.036) and SIRI (OR: 4.334, 95% CI: 1.751-10.726, p:0.002) values were independently associated with response to omalizumab at 3 months in multivariate regression analysis. SII and SIRI could be effectively used to predict the response to omalizumab therapy. More comprehensive studies are needed to validate and elaborate on this relationship.
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- Nur Cihan Coşansu
- Sakarya University, Education and Research Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Sakarya University, Education and Research Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Sakarya University, Education and Research Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Sakarya University, Education and Research Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Sakarya, Turkey
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Tur-Martínez J, Osorio J, Pérez-Romero N, Puértolas-Rico N, Pera M, Delgado S, Rodríguez-Santiago J. Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio behaves as an independent prognostic factor even in patients with postoperative complications after curative resection for gastric cancer. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022; 407:1017-1026. [PMID: 34999967 PMCID: PMC9151531 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-022-02432-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine if the prognostic value of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) could be modified by the presence of postoperative complications (POC) and their severity in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma resected with curative intent. METHODS A retrospective study based on a prospective database of patients with resectable gastric adenocarcinoma treated with radical intention (R0) between January 1998 and February 2012. The primary endpoint was overall survival according to preoperative peripheral blood NLR and postoperative complications. Clinicopathological variables, preoperative blood tests, POC and its severity (Clavien-Dindo classification), type of POC (infectious or not infectious) and mortality were registered. A univariate and multivariate analysis (step forward Cox regression) was performed. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to assess overall survival. RESULTS The 147 patients with gastric cancer who had undergone radical resection were included from an initial cohort of 209 patients. Univariant analysis: type of surgery, pT, pN, postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3) and preoperative NLR ≥ 2.4 were significantly associated with survival (p < 0.05). Patients with POC showed worse long-term survival (p = 0.000), with no difference (p = 0.867) between infectious or non-infectious POC. NLR ≥ 2.4 was associated with infectious POC (p < 0.001). Patients with preoperative NLR ≥ 2.4 (p = 0.02) had a worse prognosis. Multivariate analysis: pN (p < 0.001), postoperative complications (p < 0.001) (HR 3.04; 95% CI: 1.97-4.70) and NLR ≥ 2.4 (p = 0.04) (HR = 1.55; 95% CI: 1.02-2.3) were independent prognostic factors. CONCLUSION The preoperative inflammatory state of patients with gastric cancer measured by NLR behaves as an independent prognostic factor, even in patients with POC.
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- Jaume Tur-Martínez
- Service of General Surgery, University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
- Department of Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Service of General Surgery, University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Service of General Surgery, University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Service of General Surgery, University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Service of General Surgery, University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Predicts PD-1 Inhibitor Survival in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer. J Immunol Res 2022; 2021:2549295. [PMID: 34993252 PMCID: PMC8727102 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2549295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Biomarkers for systemic inflammation have been introduced into clinical practice for risk-rating in cancer patients' treatment. This study is aimed at confirming the prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an effective biomarker for patients with metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) receiving anti-PD-1 agents. Method Patients with MGC who received anti-PD-1 treatment at the Chinese PLA General Hospital between January 2016 and November 2020 were reviewed. The study analyzed the association of NLR and overall survival (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS) and antitumor response rate with PD-1 inhibitors. Results 137 patients were included in the final analysis. The area under the curve value of NLR for 6-month OS was 0.71. The best cut-off value for NLR was 3.23. NLR < 3.23 was associated with longer OS (HR = 0.38, 95% CI, 0.26-0.57, p < 0.001) and PFS (HR = 0.42, 95% CI, 0.29-0.62, p < 0.001) in patients with MGC. No significant difference was observed in the objective response rate (ORR) (35.8% vs. 28.6%, p = 0.377) and disease control rate (DCR) (86.4% vs. 78.6%, p = 0.229) in the NLR < 3.23 group and in the NLR ≥ 3.23 group, respectively. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis found that NLR was an independent prognosis biomarker for PFS and OS. Conclusions Pretreatment elevated NLR was significantly associated with inferior PFS and OS in patients with MGC who received anti-PD-1 inhibitors. Clinicians need to consider patients with elevated NLR for decisions on immunotherapy strategy.
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Hlapčić I, Dugac AV, Popović-Grle S, Markelić I, Rako I, Rogić D, Rumora L. Influence of disease severity, smoking status and therapy regimes on leukocyte subsets and their ratios in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Med Sci 2022; 18:672-681. [PMID: 35591846 PMCID: PMC9103492 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2020.100720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Blood cells are involved in systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to assess differences in leukocyte subsets and their ratios between COPD patients and healthy individuals as well as their association with disease severity, smoking status and therapy in COPD. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and nine patients in the stable phase of COPD and 95 controls participated in the study. After blood sampling, white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils (NEUTRO), monocytes (MO), lymphocytes (LY) and basophils (BA) were determined on a Sysmex XN-1000 analyser, and ratios were calculated afterwards. RESULTS White blood cells, NEUTRO, MO and BA were higher in COPD patients than in controls. Also, COPD patients had increased neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (dNLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), basophil to lymphocyte ratio (BLR), basophil to monocyte ratio (BMR) and monocyte/granulocyte to lymphocyte ratio (M/GLR). Smoking has an impact on leukocyte counts, with BA, BLR and BMR being higher in COPD smokers vs. ex-smokers. Patients with very severe COPD were distinguished from moderate COPD by NLR, dNLR and M/GLR. In addition, those parameters were associated with lung function and dyspnoea, and NLR and dNLR also with multicomponent COPD indices BODCAT and DOSE. Great potential of dNLR, NLR and M/GLR in identifying COPD patients was observed regarding their odds ratios (OR) of 5.07, 2.86, 2.60, respectively (p < 0.001). Common COPD therapy did not affect any of the parameters investigated. CONCLUSIONS Leukocyte subsets and their ratios could be implemented in COPD assessment, especially in evaluating disease severity and prediction.
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- Iva Hlapčić
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Song S, He X, Wang J, Wang R, Wang L, Zhao W, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Yu Z, Miao D, Xue Y. ELF3-AS1 contributes to gastric cancer progression by binding to hnRNPK and induces thrombocytosis in peripheral blood. Cancer Sci 2021; 112:4553-4569. [PMID: 34418240 PMCID: PMC8586678 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Numerous studies have reported that a variety of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) can promote the proliferation, invasion, and migration of different tumor cells. However, different lncRNAs regulate cell functions in various forms, and the exact mechanisms are not clear. Here, we investigated the effect of the lncRNA ELF3-AS1 on gastric cancer (GC) cell function and explored the exact mechanism. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression of ELF3-AS1 in GC tissues and adjacent nontumor tissues. Knockdown and overexpression of ELF3-AS1 was used to detect the effect of ELF3-AS1 on cell function. Potential downstream target genes were identified using RNA transcriptome sequencing, while RNA immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and Western blotting were performed to explore the tumor promotion mechanisms of ELF3-AS1. We observed that ELF3-AS1 was highly expressed in GC tissues, and high ELF3-AS1 expression predicted poor prognosis. The knockdown of ELF3-AS1 significantly inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promoted apoptosis. Mechanistic investigations revealed that ELF3-AS1 may regulate the downstream target gene, C-C motif chemokine 20, by binding with the RNA-binding protein hnRNPK. Additionally, we found that high ELF3-AS1 expression was associated with thrombocytosis. Interleukin-6 and thrombopoietin may be involved in ELF3-AS1-induced paraneoplastic thrombocytosis. Together, our results demonstrate that aberrantly expressed ELF3-AS1 in GC may play important roles in oncogenesis and progression and is expected to become a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of GC.
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- Shubin Song
- Department of gastrointestinal surgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalHarbinChina
- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Department of Nutrition and Food HygieneSchool of Public HealthNanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and EmbryologyState Key Laboratory of Reproductive MedicineThe Research Center for Bone and Stem CellsNanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and EmbryologyThe Research Center for Bone and Stem CellsNanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Department of gastrointestinal surgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalHarbinChina
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- Department of gastrointestinal surgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalHarbinChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- The Research Center for AgingFriendship Affiliated Plastic Surgery Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of gastrointestinal surgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalHarbinChina
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Liu GQ, Zhang WJ, Shangguan JH, Zhu XD, Wang W, Guo QQ, Zhang JC, Wang K, Liu ZY, Song FH, Fan L, Zheng YY, Zhang JY. Association of Derived Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte Ratio With Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease After PCI. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:705862. [PMID: 34604350 PMCID: PMC8484317 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.705862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the prognostic role of derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) after PCI. Methods: A total of 3,561 post-PCI patients with CHD were retrospectively enrolled in the CORFCHD-ZZ study from January 2013 to December 2017. The patients (3,462) were divided into three groups according to dNLR tertiles: the first tertile (dNLR < 1.36; n = 1,139), second tertile (1.36 ≥ dNLR < 1.96; n = 1,166), and third tertile(dNLR ≥ 1.96; n = 1,157). The mean follow-up time was 37.59 ± 22.24 months. The primary endpoint was defined as mortality (including all-cause death and cardiac death), and the secondary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs). Results: There were 2,644 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and 838 patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) in the present study. In the total population, the all-cause mortality (ACM) and cardiac mortality (CM) incidence was significantly higher in the third tertile than in the first tertile [hazard risk (HR) = 1.8 (95% CI: 1.2–2.8), p = 0.006 and HR = 2.1 (95% CI: 1.23–3.8), p = 0.009, respectively]. Multivariate Cox regression analyses suggested that compared with the patients in the first tertile than those in the third tertile, the risk of ACM was increased 1.763 times (HR = 1.763, 95% CI: 1.133–2.743, p = 0.012), and the risk of CM was increased 1.763 times (HR = 1.961, 95% CI: 1.083–3.550, p = 0.026) in the higher dNLR group during the long-term follow-up. In both ACS patients and CCS patients, there were significant differences among the three groups in the incidence of ACM in univariate analysis. We also found that the incidence of CM was significantly different among the three groups in CCS patients in both univariate analysis (HR = 3.541, 95% CI: 1.154–10.863, p = 0.027) and multivariate analysis (HR = 3.136, 95% CI: 1.015–9.690, p = 0.047). Conclusion: The present study suggested that dNLR is an independent and novel predictor of mortality in CHD patients who underwent PCI.
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- Gang-Qiong Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Administration Department of Henan Medical Association, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Administration Department of Henan Medical Association, Zhengzhou, China
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- Administration Department of Henan Medical Association, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair of Henan Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Guo L, Wang Q, Chen K, Liu HP, Chen X. Prognostic Value of Combination of Inflammatory and Tumor Markers in Resectable Gastric Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 25:2470-2483. [PMID: 33575904 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-021-04944-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory response and tumor marker levels have been shown to correlate with the prognosis in several human tumors. However, only a few studies on these markers have been performed in gastric cancer (GC) patients; the clinical significance of the combined markers is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the role of the combination of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) for predicting the prognosis of patients with GC. METHODS This retrospective study included 458 patients who underwent gastrectomy with curative intent between January 2013 and July 2014 in the second hospital of Lanzhou University. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was performed to determine the cut-off values for biomarkers, and their prognostic values were assessed using the Kaplan-Meier curve. The combined score indicators were established based on the optimal cut-off values, which range from 0 to 2. Prognostic significances for overall survival (OS) were assessed by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis. Nomogram was used as a visual supplement for the prognostic score system, and the predictive accuracy and discriminative ability were determined by the concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve. RESULTS The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS were 66.2% (n = 303), 42.8% (n = 196), and 40.2% (n = 184) in all 458 patients, respectively. The high NLR (≥1.96), PLR (≥126), CA19-9 (≥27 U/mL), and CEA (≥ 5 ng/mL) were associated with poor prognosis of GC patients. The NLR + CA19-9 score indicator proved to be related to tumor size, lymph node metastasis, vascular invasion, perineural invasion, T stage, N stage, TNM stage, PLR, and CEA in patients with GC and an independent prognostic factor for prediction of 5-year OS (score 1: HR = 1.423, 95%CI: 1.049-1.929, P = 0.023; score 2: HR = 2.740, 95%CI: 1.882-3.990, P < 0.001). NLR + CA19-9 has a better predictive ability than other combined or single score indicators based on inflammation and tumor markers (AUC = 0.662, 95%CI: 0.616-0.705, P < 0.001). Moreover, a nomogram was established by the significant characteristics in the multivariate analysis for OS, which represented high accuracy (C-index = 0.692, 95%CI: 0.675-0.708). CONCLUSION NLR + CA19-9 can independently predict the overall survival of patients with gastric cancer after surgery. The prognostic nomogram based on NLR + CA19-9 is a convenient, economical, and effective prognostic system for clinical practice.
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- Liang Guo
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, No. 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China.,Department Three of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, No. 82 Cuiyingmen, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Medical, Gansu Provincial Hospital, No. 204 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department Three of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, No. 82 Cuiyingmen, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department Three of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, No. 82 Cuiyingmen, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department Three of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, No. 82 Cuiyingmen, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China.
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Hou B, Wang P, Liu T, Chen S, Li T, Zhang S, Tao H, Li X, Hu Y. Association of the pretreatment lung immune prognostic index with survival outcomes in advanced gastric cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2021; 45:101748. [PMID: 34182184 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2021.101748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Recently, the lung immune prognostic index (LIPI) is considered to be associated with outcomes in multiple solid tumors treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We sought to determine whether LIPI has the same predictive effect in advanced gastric cancer (AGC). METHODS The clinical data of a real-world, retrospective cohort of AGC patients treated with ICIs were retrospectively analyzed. Based on pre-treatment dNLR>3 and LDH>250 U/L, patients were assigned to one of three groups: good (0 factors), intermediate (1 factor), and poor (2 factors). The subjects were divided into two groups: LIPI-good and LIPI-intermediate/poor groups. Then, the disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between these two groups. RESULTS Finally, 120 patients were enrolled in the study, for both the good group and intermediate/poor group, DCR was 69.5% vs. 42.1% (P = 0.004). In a multivariate analysis, the LIPI-intermediate/poor group was associated with progressive disease, with an OR of 2.57 (95% CI, 1.05-6.30; P = 0.039). Patients with a good LIPI score had a longer survival compared with those with intermediate/poor scores, with an estimated median OS of 10.4 vs. 3.9 months (HR = 2.59, 95% CI: 1.69-3.98) and a median PFS of 7.7 vs. 2.1 months (HR=2.95, 95% CI:1.91-4.56). Multivariate analysis indicated that the intermediate/poor LIPI was independently associated with OS (HR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.44-3.72) and PFS (HR: 2.48, 95% CI: 1.53-4.03). CONCLUSIONS These data are the first to suggest that the pretreatment LIPI was well correlated with the outcomes of patients with AGC treated with ICIs.
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- Baicun Hou
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases,Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Medical Center,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases,Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Yapar A, Atalay İB, Tokgöz MA, Ulucaköy C, Güngör BŞ. Prognostic significance of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio patients with giant cell tumor of bone. Afr Health Sci 2021; 21:1250-1258. [PMID: 35222589 PMCID: PMC8843307 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v21i3.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate the prognostic significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in giant cell tumor of bone (GCT). Methods The patients with GCT were identified in the hospital records and pre-treatment complete blood count results were acquired retrospectively. Whether preoperative NLR lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values had prognostic significance in predicting recurrence was evaluated by Receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis. Furthermore, the prognostic value of NLR was evaluated by Multivariable Cox Regression analysis. Results There were 96 patients with GCT. It was found that only NLR values had prognostic significance for predicting recurrence (AUC:0.647; 95% CI:0.533–0.762; P=0.021). The statistically significant cut-off value of NLR for predicting recurrence was ≥2.25. NLR was ≥2.25 in 51% (n = 49) of patients. Multivariable analysis showed that NLR ≥2.25 (HR=2.9, 95% CI:1.3–6.6; p=0.009) and lung metastasis (HR=7.9, 95% CI:2.2–28.2; p=0.001) were independent factors of recurrence. In patients with lung metastasis and patients with NLR ≥2.25, recurrence was observed in a sooner period (Log rank test; p=0.001; p=0.009, respectively). Conclusion Our findings showed that NLR is a new and promising inflammation-based prognostic factor in GCT patients.
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- Aliekber Yapar
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Chen J, Liu Z, Gao G, Mo Y, Zhou H, Huang W, Wu L, He X, Ding J, Luo C, Long H, Feng J, Sun Y, Guan X. Efficacy of circulating microRNA-130b and blood routine parameters in the early diagnosis of gastric cancer. Oncol Lett 2021; 22:725. [PMID: 34429765 PMCID: PMC8371962 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Patients with gastric cancer (GC) have a poor prognosis, which is mainly due to the low rate of early diagnosis. The present study aimed to evaluate whether circulating microRNA-130b (miR-130b) and blood routine parameters [neutrophil count (N#), lymphocyte count (L#), monocyte count (M#), neutrophil percentage (N%), lymphocyte percentage (L%), monocyte percentage (M%), hemoglobin (Hb) level, hematocrit (Hct), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count, platelet distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), MPV to platelet count ratio (MPV/PC), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR)] are useful biomarkers for GC, early stage GC (EGC) and precancerous lesion (Pre) detection, and to identify more effective diagnostic models by combining circulating blood markers. Circulating levels of M#, M%, RDW-coefficient of variation (RDW-CV), MPV, PDW, MLR and NLR were significantly higher, and the levels of Hb and L% were significantly lower in patients with GC and Pre compared with those in healthy controls (NCs) (all P<0.05). The N#, N% and PLR in patients with GC were significantly higher and the Hct was significantly lower than those in the NCs (all P<0.05). The values of MPV/PC were significantly higher in the Pre cohort compared with those in the NCs. The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curve of potential biomarkers for GC was 0.634-0.887 individually, and this increased to 0.978 in the combination model of miR-130b-PDW-MLR-Hb. Additionally, the values for RDW-CV, PLR, NLR, N# and N% were positively correlated with cancer stage, while the values for MPV, L#, L%, Hb and Hct were negatively correlated with cancer stage. Furthermore, the circulating levels of miRNA-130b, and the values for NLR, RDW-CV, PDW, M%, red blood cell count, Hct, Hb and MLR differed between the EGC and NC groups. The AUC values of these biomarkers were 0.6491-0.911 individually in the diagnosis of EGC, and these increased to 0.960 in combination. In addition, the AUC values for miR-130b, RDW-CV, MPV/PC ratio, MLR, NLR, PDW, L%, M%, M# and Hb in the diagnosis of Pre were 0.638-0.811 individually. The dual-model of miR-130b-PDW manifested the largest AUC of 0.896 in the diagnosis of Pre, and the sensitivity and accuracy were increased when miR-130b and PDW were combined. All these results suggested that circulating miR-130b and blood routine parameters might be potential biomarkers, and combinations of measurements of these biomarkers may improve the GC, EGC and Pre diagnostic accuracy.
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- Jianlin Chen
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545001, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital Rong'an County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545400, P.R. China
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- Department of Nursing, People's Hospital Rong'an County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545400, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, People's Hospital Rong'an County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545400, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Liutie Central Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545007, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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Yang L, Gao C, Li F, Yang L, Chen J, Guo S, He Y, Guo Q. Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective study. J Intensive Care 2021; 9:49. [PMID: 34362458 PMCID: PMC8342981 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-021-00564-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background Systemic inflammation relates to the initiation and progression of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW)/albumin ratio have been reported to be predictive prognostic biomarkers in ARDS patients. However, the role of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) as a prognostic inflammatory biomarker in a variety of diseases is rarely mentioned in ARDS. In this study, we explored the relationship between MLR and disease severity in ARDS patients and compared it with other indicators associated with 28-day mortality in patients with ARDS. Methods We retrospectively included 268 patients who fulfilled the Berlin definition of ARDS and were admitted to a single institute from 2016 to 2020. Clinical characteristics and experimental test data were collected from medical records within 24 h after the ARDS diagnosis. MLR, NLR, and RDW/albumin ratio levels were calculated. The primary clinical outcome was 28-day mortality. Logistic regression analysis was used to illustrate the relationship between indicators and 28-day mortality. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the area under the curve (AUC), and propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to validate our findings. Results The median MLR values were higher for non-survivors than for survivors before and after matching (P<0.001, P=0.001, respectively). MLR values were significantly associated with 28-day mortality (OR 2.956; 95% CI 1.873–4.665; P<0.001). MLR and NLR indicators were combined for predictive efficacy analysis, and its AUC reached 0.750. There was a significant increase in 28-day mortality depending on the increasing MLR level: low MLR group 38 (20.4%), high MLR group 47 (57.3%) (P<0.001). Conclusions Higher MLR values were associated with 28-day mortality in patients with ARDS. Further investigation is required to verify this relationship with prospectively collected data. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40560-021-00564-6.
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- Lijuan Yang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Suzhou Dushuhu Public Hospital (Dushuhu Public Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Medical Center of Soochow University), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Pneumology Department, Department of Emergency, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Suzhou Dushuhu Public Hospital (Dushuhu Public Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Medical Center of Soochow University), The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.9 Chongwen Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Song S, He X, Wang J, Song H, Wang Y, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Yu Z, Miao D, Xue Y. A novel long noncoding RNA, TMEM92-AS1, promotes gastric cancer progression by binding to YBX1 to mediate CCL5. Mol Oncol 2021; 15:1256-1273. [PMID: 33247987 PMCID: PMC8024739 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Numerous studies have revealed that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) with oncogene properties play vital roles in gastric cancer (GC). In this study, we aimed to elucidate the function of TMEM92-AS1 in GC progression and to investigate its underlying mechanisms. TMEM92-AS1 was filtered from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues were used to detect the expression level of TMEM92-AS1. MTT, colony-formation assays, Edu, cell cycle, apoptosis and subcutaneous tumour formation assays were used to detect the role of TMEM92-AS1 in cell function. RNA transcriptome sequencing was used to seek downstream target genes. Reverse transcription (RT)-qPCR, western blot, RNA and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays were used to investigate the mechanisms involved. TMEM92-AS1 was significantly overexpressed in GC tissues and correlated with poor overall survival and disease-free survival. Furthermore, TMEM92-AS1 promoted GC cell proliferation and migration in vitro and tumorigenic ability in vivo. RNA transcriptome sequence analysis revealed a potential downstream target gene, C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5), and a mechanistic study found that TMEM92-AS1 regulated CCL5 by binding to the transcription factor Y-box binding protein 1(YBX1), which has oncogene properties. In addition, TMEM92-AS1 was found to be associated with peripheral blood leukocyte counts, especially neutrophils. Further investigation found that TMEM92-AS1 may affect leukocytes via regulation of the expression of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in GC tissues. Our data provide an in-depth insight into the mechanism behind the lncRNA TMEM92-AS1, how it promotes GC progression and the possible mechanism in affecting peripheral leukocyte counts. Therefore, TMEM92-AS1 is a potential target for GC individualized therapy and prognostic assessment.
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- Shubin Song
- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalChina
- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and EmbryologyThe Research Centre for Bone and Stem CellsNanjing Medical UniversityChina
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and EmbryologyState Key Laboratory of Reproductive MedicineThe Research Centre for Bone and Stem CellsNanjing Medical UniversityChina
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- Department of PathologyHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryShandong Cancer Hospital and InstituteShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- The Research Centre for AgeingFriendship Affiliated Plastic Surgery Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryHarbin Medical University Cancer HospitalChina
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Shen QQ, Gao J, Tao H, Wang ST, Wang FJ, Chen YY, Zhang X, Jia YQ. The derived neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio are related to poor prognosis in Hodgkin lymphoma patients. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BLOOD RESEARCH 2021; 11:100-110. [PMID: 33796397 PMCID: PMC8010605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The inflammatory and immune cells have an important impact on Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The derived neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) has been confirmed to have a similar prognostic value as the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in many kinds of tumors, but it has not been explored as a prognostic marker for Hodgkin lymphoma patients. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to evaluate the prognostic value of dNLR and NLR in HL. METHODS This retrospective study included 213 newly diagnosed HL patients from 2008 to 2019. Then, the prognostic significance of dNLR and NLR in these patients was evaluated. Meanwhile, subgroup analyses based on the Ann Arbor stage and histotype were also carried out. Finally, propensity score matching was used to reduce selection bias. RESULTS Patients with dNLR ≥ 2.1 showed shorter overall survival (OS) (P = 0.006). Also, patients with NLR ≥ 3.0 showed worse OS (P = 0.005) and progression-free survival (PFS) (P = 0.031). These results were also found in patients with early-stage and mixed cellularity subtype HL. Besides, high dNLR represented an independent prognostic marker for OS and high NLR remained an independent prognostic factor for OS and PFS on multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION Elevated dNLR and NLR were related to worse survival in HL patients. For the first time, the dNLR has shown the potential to be a new prognostic factor for patients with HL.
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- Qian-Qing Shen
- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Gu L, Wang M, Cui X, Mo J, Yuan L, Mao F, Zhang K, Ng DM, Chen P, Wang D. Clinical significance of peripheral blood-derived inflammation markers in advanced gastric cancer after radical resection. BMC Surg 2020; 20:219. [PMID: 33008382 PMCID: PMC7532590 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-020-00884-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background The prognostic significance of peripheral blood-derived inflammation markers in patients with gastric cancer (GC) has not been elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between systemic inflammatory markers and GC prognosis. Methods A prospective observational cohort study involving 598 patients was conducted to analyze the prognosis of GC based on systemic inflammatory markers. The following peripheral blood-derived inflammation markers were evaluated: the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), C-reactive protein/albumin (CRP/Alb) ratio, Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS), prognostic nutrition index (PNI), and prognostic index (PI). The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve and the Youden index were used to determine the optimal cutoff values. Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors was conducted accordingly. Results The optimal cutoff values of the PNI, fibrinogen, NLR, PLR, SII, and CRP/Alb were 49.5, 397 ng/dl, 2.5, 154, 556, and 0.05, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that age, PLR, TNM stage, and chemotherapy were the independent prognostic factors for advanced gastric cancer (AGC). Adjuvant chemotherapy improved the long-term prognosis of patients with PLR ≥154, but chemotherapy had no significant effect on the survival of patients with PLR < 154. Conclusions Our findings show that higher PLR (≥154) is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in GC patients. Besides, PLR can predict adjuvant chemotherapy (oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil combination) response in patients with GC after surgery.
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- Lihu Gu
- Department of General Surgery, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive System Tumors of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.,Ningbo Clinical Research Center for Digestive System Tumors, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Infection Department, Ningbo Yinzhou No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Ningbo Yinzhou No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Medical College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Medical College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwest Street 41, Haishu District, Ningbo, 315010, Zhejiang, China.
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Cai G, Yu J, Meng X. Predicting Prognosis and Adverse Events by Hematologic Markers in Patients with Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:8497-8507. [PMID: 33061564 PMCID: PMC7519412 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s257058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Purpose Our purpose was to evaluate the association between hematologic markers and mortality and adverse events in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). Patients and Methods A total of 311 patients with ESCC treated with nCRT from 2012 to 2014 were enrolled retrospectively. The Kaplan–Meier method with a Log rank test was used to calculate five-year overall survival (OS). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to determine the cut-off values for hematologic markers. Multivariate analysis was performed using Cox regression analysis model. Model performance was evaluated by predicted nomogram, concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve. Results Median follow-up was 22 months. High pretreatment platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR, p = 0.047) and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII, p = 0.027) were significantly associated with pathologic complete response (pCR). In multivariate analysis, smoking history, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, invasion depth, lymph node metastasis, PLR, and SII were independent factors to predict five-year OS. Multivariate analysis showed a lower neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at baseline (p = 0.007) was significantly associated with development of grade ≥3 hematologic toxicity, and none of inflammatory biomarkers could predict grade ≥3 non-hematologic toxicity or radiation pneumonitis (RP). Conclusion SII and PLR were independent indicators to predict prognosis in patients with ESCC treated with nCRT, and a lower NLR at baseline was an independent indicator to predict grade ≥3 hematologic toxicity.
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- Guoxin Cai
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Prealbumin-to-Globulin Ratio Can Predict the Chemotherapy Outcomes and Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Cancer Receiving First-Line Chemotherapy. J Immunol Res 2020; 2020:6813176. [PMID: 32832571 PMCID: PMC7426778 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6813176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Inflammation and the nutritional status of patients with GC are important factors affecting the therapeutic effect and prognosis. Inflammatory and nutrition-related markers have been shown to be prognostic factors for patients with GC. However, few studies have investigated the relationship of the prealbumin-to-globulin ratio (PGR) with the prognosis of GC patients. The objective of the present study was to examine whether pretreatment PGR is related to the prognosis and chemotherapy outcomes of in-patients with advanced GC undergoing first-line chemotherapy. We retrospectively reviewed the data of 281 patients with unresectable GC from January 2013 to January 2018. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis determined the cut-off values for the PGR. The relationship between the PGR and chemotherapy effectiveness was evaluated using the chi-square test. Kaplan-Meier's method was used to plot progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) curves, using multivariable Cox regression analysis to identify promising predictors of mortality. The cut-off value for the PGR was 7.21. The high-PGR (≥7.21) group had a higher disease control rate than that of the low-PGR group (93.66% vs. 78.42%, p < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier's analysis showed significantly higher median PFS (189 vs. 125 days, p < 0.001) and OS (350 vs. 288 days, p < 0.001) in the high-PGR group. The multivariate analyses revealed that a high PGR is an independent protective factor in patients with advanced GC, both in terms of PFS (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.672; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.527-0.857; p < 0.001) and OS (HR: 0.675; 95% CI: 0.530-0.861; p = 0.002). In conclusion, the prechemotherapy PGR can accurately predict the chemotherapy outcome, PFS, and OS of patients with advanced GC. Therefore, medical practitioners can utilize the PGR as a novel dependable prognostic tool to weigh the prognosis of patients with GC.
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Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in gastric cancer: an updated meta-analysis. World J Surg Oncol 2020; 18:191. [PMID: 32731872 PMCID: PMC7391520 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-020-01952-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pre-treatment PLR (platelet-lymphocyte ratio) was reported to be associated with the prognosis in gastric cancer (GC), but the results remain inconclusive. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prognostic potential of the pre-treatment PLR in gastric cancer. METHODS We performed a systematic literature search in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify eligible publications. The hazard ratio (HR)/odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence (CI) of survival outcomes and clinicopathological parameters were calculated. RESULTS A total of 49 studies (51 cohorts), collecting data from 28,929 GC patients, were included in the final analysis. The pooled results demonstrated that the elevated pre-treatment PLR was significantly associated with poor overall survival (OS) (HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.26-1.49, p < 0.001; I2 = 79.90%, Ph < 0.001) and disease-free survival (DFS) (HR 1.52, 95% CI 1.22-1.90, p < 0.001, I2 = 88.6%, Ph < 0.001). Furthermore, the patients with the elevated PLR had a higher risk of lymph node metastasis (OR = 1.17, 95% CI 1.02-1.33, p = 0.023), serosal invasion (T3+T4) (OR = 1.34, 95% CI 1.10-1.64, p = 0.003), and increased advanced stage (III+IV) (OR = 1.20, 95% CI 1.06-1.37, p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS An elevated pre-treatment PLR was a prognostic factor for poor OS and DFS and associated with poor clinicopathological parameters in GC patients.
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Demirbaş A, Kaya İslamoğlu ZG. Can decreased monocyte to HDL-cholesterol ratio be a marker indicating the anti-inflammatory effect of the colchicine in Behçet's disease? A preliminary study. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e14013. [PMID: 32667119 DOI: 10.1111/dth.14013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is an auto-inflammatory disease characterized by systemic vasculitis. Monocyte to HDL-cholesterol ratio (MHR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are used as inflammatory markers in many disorders. Colchicine decreases inflammation by suppressing the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. This study aims to examine the effects of colchicine treatment on MHR, MLR, and NLR levels of the patients with BD. In this study, 80 patients, who were with mild/moderate/severe BD based on the Krause's Clinical Severity Scoring for BD and received colchicine treatment for at least 3 months, were evaluated retrospectively. The results of MHR, MLR, NLR, and other hematological parameters were assessed in three groups as follows: precolchicine treatment (Group 1), at the end of the 1st month of the treatment (Group 2), and at the end of the 3rd month of the treatment (Group 3). A total of 80 patients involving 39 (48.75%) females and 41 (51.25%) males, who were treated with colchicine due to the diagnosis of BD, were examined in this study. The mean age of the patients was 36.85 ± 10.659 (18-59) years. The findings showed that there was a statistically significant reduction in MHR, MLR, and NLR levels of postcolchicine treatment (P = .0004, P = .0007, and P = .0003, respectively). MHR level was 0.015 ± 0.005 in Group 1, 0.013 ± 0.004 in Group 2, 0.011 ± 0.004 in Group 3, while MLR level was 0.346 ± 0.131 in Group 1, 0.277 ± 0.098 in Group 2, 0.229 ± 0.08 in Group 3, and NLR level was 2.528 ± 0.999 in Group 1, 2.001 ± 0.672 in Group 2, 1.704 ± 0.619 in Group 3. A significant association was found between the MHR value of pretreatment and the clinical severity of BD (P = .04). The findings obtained in this study suggest that we can determine the anti-inflammatory impact of colchicine in BD using MHR, MLR, and NLR markers, and MHR can also be a potential index for assessing the disease activity of BD.
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Zhang L, Luo H, Wang L, Liu Y, Rui S, Wu Z, Wei T, Gong R, Li Z, Zhu J. Diagnostic and prognostic value of preoperative systemic inflammatory markers in anaplastic thyroid cancer. J Surg Oncol 2020; 122:897-905. [PMID: 32596828 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Easily accessible, generalized, and inexpensive methods are expected to differentiate anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) from advanced differentiated thyroid cancer (aDTC). We aimed to explore potential diagnostic and prognostic value of systematic inflammatory markers (SIMs) in ATC and aDTC. METHODS About 22 ATC, 101 aDTC, and 100 matched early DTC patients were analyzed retrospectively. SIMs included the comprehensive index, neutrophil-monocyte-platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (NMPLR) and the previously reported ones. Receiver operating characteristic, Kaplan-Meier, and COX regression analyses were mainly conducted. RESULTS NMPLR exhibited the highest area under the curve value 0.806 (P < .0001) to diagnose ATC from aDTC. NMPLR was identified as an independent risk factor for overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio [HR]: 47.821, 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.863-798.765, P = .007) in ATC, as well as for OS (HR: 7.360, 95% CI, 1.620-33.430, P = .010) and recurrence-free survival (HR: 4.172, 95% CI, 1.139-15.286, P = .031) in aDTC. Taken both refractory types (ATC and aDTC) together, NMPLR could independently predict OS (HR: 6.470; 95% CI, 2.134-19.616; P = .001). CONCLUSION NMPLR is a generalized index. It showed excellent potential in differential diagnosis and survival prediction in refractory thyroid cancer. However, it needs to be validated in larger cohort and clinical practice.
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- Lingyun Zhang
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Khayat Kashani HR, Azhari S, Nayebaghayee H, Salimi S, Mohammadi HR. Prediction value of preoperative findings on meningioma grading using artificial neural network. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 196:105947. [PMID: 32521393 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Meningioma is the most common brain tumor in adults. Grade 1 meningiomas have excellent prognoses, but grades 2 and 3 usually have worse outcomes, higher recurrence rates, and higher mortality rates. Preoperative determination of tumor grade may be helpful in deciding the type of surgery and the rate of resection. Blood markers have been used to predict the rate of malignancy and prognosis of tumors in different regions, including the brain. The current study investigated the use of blood markers on predicting meningioma grade. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with newly diagnosed meningiomas were retrospectively reviewed. Data on the patients' demographics, tumor locations, blood markers, and tumor pathology grades was extracted. The relationship between preoperative findings and tumor grade was statistically analyzed, and using the same findings and an artificial neural network, the accuracy of tumor grade prediction was evaluated. RESULTS This study included 95 patients, 69 cases (72.4 %) of grade 1, 23 cases of grade 2 (24.4 %) and 3 cases of grade 3 (3.2 %) meningiomas. Monocyte and neutrophil counts as well as lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) were significantly different between low grade and high grade meningiomas, with higher monocyte and neutrophil counts and higher LMR associated with high grade meningiomas (p < 0.05). Evaluation of the data with an artificial neural network using RBF with 5 variables (age, monocyte count, LMR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and neutrophil count) indicated that tumor grade can be determined with 83 % accuracy using an artificial neural network. CONCLUSION A preoperative high monocyte count and high LMR are associated with high grade meningioma. An artificial neural network using preoperative data can acceptably be used to characterize meningioma tumor grades.
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- Hamid Reza Khayat Kashani
- Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Research and Development Unit, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Development Unit, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Deng Y, Li W, Liu X, Ma G, Wu Q, Chen F, Wang Z, Zhou Q. The combination of platelet count and lymphocyte to monocyte ratio is a prognostic factor in patients with resected breast cancer. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e18755. [PMID: 32358341 PMCID: PMC7440296 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Many inflammation indicators have been reported to be related with patient outcomes in various cancers. Previous studies have evaluated the combination of platelet (PLT) and lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (COP-LMR) as a systemic inflammatory marker for prognostication in lung cancer, yet its prognostic role among breast cancer patients remains unclear.In the present study, a total of 409 breast cancer patients with surgical resection were retrospectively investigated. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to choose the optimal cut-off value of PLT and lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR). Patients were classified into 3 groups according to the score of COP-LMR, and its relationship with various clinicopathological factors and breast cancer prognosis were further evaluated.The ROC curve analysis showed that COP-LMR had a higher area under the ROC curve for the prediction of 5-year disease-free survival and overall survival than PLT or LMR alone. Multivariable analysis showed that an elevated COP-LMR was an independent predictor of poor disease-free survival (P = .032) and overall survival (P = .005). Subgroup analysis revealed that COP-LMR was still significantly associated with prognosis in both luminal A and luminal B subtypes.Preoperative COP-LMR is a potential prognostic factor in breast cancer patients who underwent surgery.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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The Effect of Inflammatory Markers on Survival in Advanced Biliary Tract Carcinoma Treated with Gemcitabine/Oxaliplatin Regimen. J Gastrointest Cancer 2020; 52:249-255. [PMID: 32185743 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-020-00396-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND In advanced biliary tract carcinoma (BTC), the prognosis is very poor, and the overall survival is less than 1 year. This study aimed to determine the effect of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR), C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio (CAR), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) on the survival of BTC patients treated with gemcitabine/oxaliplatin (GEMOX) regimen. METHODS Data of 53 patients with advanced BTC were evaluated retrospectively. Association between inflammatory markers and 6-month PFS and 12-month OS were compared by the log-rank test. The optimal cutoff values were determined by a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. NLR, dNLR, CAR, and PNI were grouped based on cutoff points 1.95, 1.15, 0.57, and 33, respectively. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess their prognostic values for survival. RESULTS Lower dNLR (< 1.15) was prognostic for higher 6-month PFS and 12-month OS rates, while lower NLR (< 1.95) was prognostic for higher 6-month PFS rates only. CAR and PNI did not have statistically significant effects on survival. CONCLUSIONS Pretreatment dNLR and NLR values in advanced BTC can be used as predictive markers for survival in patients undergoing the GEMOX regimen.
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Gu W, Yu F, Mao Q, Qiu F. Prognostic analysis of peripheral blood inflammatory markers in 99 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with recurrence and metastasis. PRECISION RADIATION ONCOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pro6.1084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Weiguo Gu
- First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang China
- Nanchang University Nanchang China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang China
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- Shangrao Maternity and Child Health Hospital Shangrao China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang China
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Cao W, Yao X, Cen D, Zhi Y, Zhu N, Xu L. The prognostic role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio on overall survival in gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Gastroenterol 2020; 20:16. [PMID: 31959103 PMCID: PMC6971934 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-020-1167-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background This study aimed to summarize the previously published literature on the role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) on overall survival (OS) in patients with gastric cancer. Methods We systematically searched PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane library to identify eligible studies to review. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using the random-effects model. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed, and publication bias was assessed. Results A total of 28 studies comprising 15,617 patients with gastric cancer were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results indicated that elevated PLR was associated with poor OS (HR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.24–1.51; P < 0.001). A significant publication bias was observed (Egger test, P = 0.036; Begg test, P = 0.017). After adjusting for publication bias using the trim and fill method, an adjusted pooled HR of 1.19 (95% CI: 1.08–1.33; P = 0.001) was observed. Subgroup analyses indicated an elevated PLR in retrospective studies. Studies conducted in Turkey, the UK, the USA, and Costa Rica; studies with a sample size of < 1000, with < 70% male patients, and with patients treated with chemotherapy; studies with PLR cutoff value of ≥200; and studies with lower quality as determined by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale all showed greater harmful effects on OS than their corresponding subsets (P < 0.05). Conclusions An elevated PLR was associated with poor OS in patients with gastric cancer. These results might differ between studies due to differences in design, country of origin, sample size, sex proportion, treatment strategy, PLR cutoff value, and study quality.
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- Weijuan Cao
- College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo Higher Education Park, No 888, East Section of Yinxian Avenue, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Reply to: Comments on "Nomograms based on inflammatory biomarkers for predicting tumor grade and micro-vascular invasion in stage I/II hepatocellular carcinoma". Biosci Rep 2019; 39:221062. [PMID: 31710086 PMCID: PMC6893163 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20193401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We appreciate to receive commentary from Dr Guangtong Deng and Dr Liang Xiao to our article, "Nomograms based on inflammatory biomarkers for predicting tumor grade and micro-vascular invasion in stage I/II hepatocellular carcinoma". First, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and derived NLR (dNLR) are two different parameters. Some studies show that NLR is inconsistent with dNRL in prognostic value through multivariate Cox regression, therefore, it is reasonable that both NLR and dNLR entered into multivariate analysis simultaneously. Second, it is common that articles of predictive nomograms turned continuous variables into categorical variables. The reason is that the categorization of patient clinical variables is beneficial to doctors to make decisions based on the risk level of individual patients in clinical. At last, multicenter validation is quite difficult and we have listed the shortcomings in the limitations of our article. Further validation will need the joint efforts by other institutions.
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Exploring the value of new preoperative inflammation prognostic score: white blood cell to hemoglobin for gastric adenocarcinoma patients. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:1127. [PMID: 31752770 PMCID: PMC6868868 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6213-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) reflect the systematic inflammatory response, with some evidence revealing that they are associated with poorer survival in patients with gastric cancer. However, the effect of the white blood cell to hemoglobin ratio (WHR) on the long-term prognosis of patients with gastric cancer has not been reported. Therefore, we sought to characterize the effect of WHR on long-term survival after radical gastrectomy and compare its value with that of other preoperative inflammation-based prognostic scores (PIPS). Methods Data from 924 patients with a diagnosis of nonmetastatic gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent surgical resection between December 2009 and May 2013 were included in this study. Results The optimal cutoff values for the WHR, PLR, LMR, and NLR were 2.855, 133.03, 3.405, and 2.61, respectively. Patients with an increased WHR (53% vs. 88.1%, p < 0.001), PLR (60.9% vs 75.6%, p < 0.001) and NLR (56.7% vs 72.8%, p < 0.001) and a decreased LMR (54% vs 74.5%, p < 0.001) had a significantly decreased 5-year OS. However, the stratified analysis showed that only the WHR predicted a significant 5-year survival rate difference at each stage as follows: stage I (82.7% vs 94.3%, p = 0.005), stage II (71.3% vs 90.2%, p = 0.001) and stage III (38.2% vs 58.1%, p < 0.001). The time-ROC curve showed that the predictive value of the WHR was superior to that of the PLR, LMR, and NLR during follow-up. The WHR (0.624) C-index was significantly greater than the PLR (0.569), LMR (0.584), and NLR C-indexes (0.56) (all P < 0.001). Conclusion Compared with other PIPS, the WHR had the most powerful predictive ability when used for the prognosis of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.
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Önder S, Ozturk M. How does omalizumab affect the immunoinflammatory response in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria? Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2019; 39:31-35. [DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2019.1684316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Sevda Önder
- Department of Dermatology, Ordu University Medical Faculty, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Van Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Van, Turkey
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Bai X, Feng L. Correlation between Prognostic Nutritional Index, Glasgow Prognostic Score, Systemic Inflammatory Response, and TNM Staging in Colorectal Cancer Patients. Nutr Cancer 2019; 72:1170-1177. [PMID: 31630565 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2019.1675725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background: Various biomarkers have been shown to assess and diagnose colorectal cancer in some researchers. Three indicators including PNI, SIR, GPS were used to predict the outcome for a variety of cancers in existing studies. However, few studies have analyzed the relationship between these biomarkers and different TNM staging. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between biomarkers and TNM staging and metastasis of CRC.Patients and methods: Three hundred fifty-five eligible patients were included who were diagnosed with CRC from October 2012 to October 2018 in People's Hospital of Yuxi City. Firstly, we separately calculated PNI, SIR markers and GPS in these patients. Next, the relationship between PNI and GPS with clinical factors were evaluated. Finally, the relationship between TNM staging and tumor metastasis was analyzed.Results: Our results demonstrate that there were statistical differences between PNI and TNM staging, distance metastasis, NLR, PLR, LMR, GPS, CEA, CA199, ALB, L, N, M, PLT, Hb, CRP. GPS with age, TNM staging, distance metastasis, NLR, CA199, ALB, N, CRP have statistical differences. PNI is associated with SIR in patients with CRC, and in which PNI is negatively proportional to NLR and PLR, but positively proportional to LMR.Conclusion: We attempt to combine PNI, SIR, GPS with TNM staging, and the results showed that the three indicators were closely related to TNM staging. Therefore, they can assist in the diagnosis of CRC and are closely related to TNM staging. Detection of three indicators is of important clinical value in the evaluation of TNM staging and metastasis prediction.
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- Xuejing Bai
- Department of Laboratory, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, People's Hospital of Yuxi City, Yuxi, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory, People's Hospital of Yuxi City, Yuxi, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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The importance of complete blood count parameters in the screening of gastric cancer. GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW 2019; 14:183-187. [PMID: 31649789 PMCID: PMC6807665 DOI: 10.5114/pg.2019.88167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Introduction Gastric cancer is ranked fourth among all cancers in the world and second in cancer-related deaths. Gastritis leads to the activation of neutrophils, lymphocytes, macrophages, and platelets. Long-term inflammation leads to multistage histopathologic changes called Correa tract, which includes gastritis, atrophy, intestinal metaplasia (IM), dysplasia, and cancer stages. Aim To determine if there is any difference in haematological parameters between gastric cancer (GC) patients, patients with IM, and healthy controls (HC). Material and methods Seventy-three GC patients, 79 patients with IM, and 70 HCs were included in the study. Demographics and laboratory parameters of complete blood count were extracted from the hospital medical database records. Results The mean Hb levels were statistically significant between all three groups. Mean red cell distribution width (RDW), white blood cells (WBC), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte (MLR) levels were statistically significantly different between gastric cancer and healthy controls. Mean RDW, MPV, and PDW levels were statistically significantly different between the IM and healthy control groups. Mean WBC, NLR, PLR, and MLR levels were statistically significantly different between the gastric cancer and IM groups. Conclusions RDW, platelet count, NLR, MLR, and PLR have diagnostic value and can help to distinguish patients with GC from those with IM. These parameters are accessible easily, the cost is not high, and it may help patients not to delay endoscopic screening.
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Du D, Han Z, Lian D, Amin B, Yan W, Zhang N. The value of preoperative lymphocytes-to-monocytes ratio in predicting lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. Transl Cancer Res 2019; 8:2053-2058. [PMID: 35116954 PMCID: PMC8797937 DOI: 10.21037/tcr.2019.09.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background This study was aimed to evaluate value of preoperative lymphocytes-to-monocytes ratio (LMR) as a predictor for lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. Methods Patients with pathologically diagnosed malignant gastric tumor were reviewed retrospectively. Patients’ demographic data, clinical manifestations and LMR were collected. The postoperative pathology data including the tumor size, tumor sites, differentiation degree of tumor, depth of tumor invasion, metastatic lymph nodes, total dissected lymph nodes, distant metastasis, vessel carcinoma embolus, neural invasion, Lauren’s classification, Ki-67 and TNM stage were collected. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to determine the cut-off point of LMR. The association between LMR and the clinicopathologic factors was further analyzed. Results A total of 177 subjects were enrolled into the study. LMR =3.79 was used as cut-off point; the patients with LMR ≥3.79 were classified as high-LMR group (123 cases) and the patients with LMR <3.79 as low-LMR group (54 cases). LMR was an independent risk factor for lymph node metastasis. Conclusions Low preoperative LMR was positively correlated with lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer patients, and had predictive value for lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer patients.
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- Dexiao Du
- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, People's Hospital of Lixin County, Bozhou 236700, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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Wang JL, Lu XY, Xu XH, Zhang KJ, Gong H, Lv D, Ni ZA, Zhu CQ. Predictive role of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with Klebsiella pneumonia infection: A single-center experience. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17215. [PMID: 31567977 PMCID: PMC6756607 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aim of the study is to explore whether monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) provides predictive value of the severity in patients with Klebsiella pneumonia infection (KPI).Patients in a tertiary medical center with Klebsiella pneumonia infection from 2014 to 2017 were recruited in this study. Patients with Klebsiella pneumonia infection were stratified into two groups based on the National Early Warning Score (NEWS). MLR was calculated by dividing monocytes count by lymphocytes count obtained from routine blood examination. The area under the curve (AUC) values was determined using the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The correlation between the variables was tested with Pearson or Spearman correlation analysis. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between MLR and the severity of Klebsiella pneumonia infection.One hundred fifty-two patients were finally enrolled for analysis. Among those, 43 (28.29%) cases had severe KPI. MLR was found to be an independent risk factor of the serious Klebsiella pneumonia infection (OR: 23.74, 95% CI: 5.41-104.11, P < .001). Besides, MLR was positively correlated with NEWS score (r = 0.57, P < .001). In the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, MLR, with an optimal cut-off value of 0.665, predicted the severe coronary lesion with a sensitivity of 79.4% and specificity of 84.4%.MLR was an independent predictor of the severe Klebsiella pneumonia infection. Compared with neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), MLR has a better performance to evaluate the severity of Klebsiella pneumonia infection.
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Gao K, Zhu W, Liu W, Ma D, Li H, Yu W, Li Q, Cao Y. The predictive role of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio in osteoporosis patient. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e16793. [PMID: 31441851 PMCID: PMC6716725 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive disease in which early diagnosis is very important. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been reported as new predictors in inflammatory and immune diseases including osteoporosis. No studies have reported the relationship between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and osteoporosis patients.To investigated the ability of MLR to predict osteoporosis.Three hundred sixteen osteoporosis patients and 111 healthy control subjects were enrolled. Patients' laboratory and clinical characteristics were recorded. MLR, NLR, and PLR levels were calculated. The differences were compared and the diagnostic values of MLR were analyzed.There were 76 male and 105 female patients included, with a mean age of 56.57 ± 9.95 years. The levels of MLR, NLR, and PLR in osteoporosis patients were all higher than those in healthy control subjects. The area under the curve of MLR was higher than those of NLR and PLR. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that T-score was affected by age and MLR. MLR was positively correlated with C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, red blood cell distribution width, age, sex, and inversely with hemoglobin. MLR and PLR levels were significantly higher in osteoporosis patients than in osteopenia patients (P < .05).The present study shows that MLR had a higher diagnostic value for osteoporosis. MLR may be a reliable, inexpensive, and novel potential predictor of osteoporosis.
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- Kun Gao
- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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- Shenzhen Longgang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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- Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
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Liu F, Luo H, Zhu Z, Zhu P, Huang J. Prognostic significance of peripheral blood-derived neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with digestive cancer. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:22775-22786. [PMID: 31140613 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Accumulating studies reported the clinical value of derived neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) regarding the prediction of survival outcomes in digestive cancers, however, the prognostic significances of dNLR in these cancers were inconsistent. This study was carried out to clarify the relationship between circulating dNLR and prognosis in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Eligible publications were collected and extracted by searching Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to November 21, 2018. The prognostic impact of dNLR in subjects with GI cancers was assessed with the overall hazard ratios (HRs). A total of 26 studies with up to 13,945 participants were recruited. Our findings showed that peripheral blood dNLR before treatment could be a useful prognostic predictor in digestive cancers, an elevated dNLR indicated a shorter overall survival (OS) in GI tumors (HR, 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36-1.51). Furthermore, its significant prognostic value for OS was also confirmed in subgroup analyses stratified by disease type, publication year, type of research, detection method, geographic location, cut-off value, treatment, analysis type, follow-up time and disease stage. In addition, high dNLR was significantly associated with worse cancer-specific survival (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.04-1.47) and inferior event-free survival (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.11-1.33) in patients with digestive cancers. Our study showed elevated peripheral blood dNLR may indicate unfavorable outcomes in digestive cancer.
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- Fangteng Liu
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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Liu J, Shi Z, Bai Y, Liu L, Cheng K. Prognostic significance of systemic immune-inflammation index in triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:4471-4480. [PMID: 31191009 PMCID: PMC6526193 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s197623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Introduction: The prognostic significance of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in breast cancer is unknown. Here, we aimed to explore the connection between pretreatment SII and the survival of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Methods: We enrolled 160 TNBC patients treated in our hospital between May 2000 and June 2012. We employed the Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test to assess overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS). We identified the prognostic significance of SII using the Cox regression model. Results: The Kaplan-Meier curve revealed the median OS as 44.2 and 82.4 months in high and low SII TNBC patients, respectively (P<0.001). According to univariate and multivariate analyses, increased SII correlated with poor OS (HR =2.91, 95% CI: 2.00–4.23, P<0.001; HR =2.60, 95% CI: 1.74–3.88, P<0.001). The DFS and DMFS of patients with high SII were 18.8 and 23.8 months, respectively, while those of patients with low SII were 29 and 45.2 months, respectively, (P<0.001). Further univariate analyses showed a significant correlation between SII and DFS and DMFS (P<0.01), while results from multivariate analyses suggested that SII is an independent prognostic factor for DFS (P=0.045), but not for DMFS (P=0.078). The area under the receiver operating characteristics curves for SII to differentiate between long and short OS, DFS, and DMFS were 0.69, 0.60, and 0.64, respectively. Conclusion: Our findings may point to SII having an independent prognostic significance in TNBC patients. Prospective in-depth studies, using a larger sample size, are required to further investigate the precise role of SII in TNBC before clinical use.
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- Jingxin Liu
- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People's Republic of China
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Zhou X, Sun X, Zhao W, Fang X, Wang X. Prognostic significance of peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count and derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with newly diagnosed extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:4243-4254. [PMID: 31190991 PMCID: PMC6511611 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s193397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Accumulating evidence suggested that tumor microenvironment and host immune system played important roles in determining the clinical course and outcome of human malignancies. The derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) and absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) were demonstrated to act as a prognostic factor in several malignancies. Nevertheless, the prognostic significance of them in extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) patients has never been explored. Patients and methods: A total of 33 newly diagnosed patients with ENKTL were included in this study. Clinicopathological characteristics were collected and prognostic significance of dNLR and ALC were evaluated. Results: Elevated dNLR and low ALC were both associated with poor survival rates. Patients with dNLR ≥3.6 revealed significantly shorter overall survival (OS) (P=0.001) and progression-free survival (PFS) (P=0.008) than those with dNLR <3.6. Patients with ALC <0.8×109/L had worse OS (P=0.008) and PFS (P<0.001) than those with ALC ≥0.8×109/L. An independent significant association between low ALC and poor clinical outcome in multivariate analysis for OS (HR, 36.023; 95% CI, 2.438–532.243; P=0.009) as well as PFS (HR, 7.698; 95%CI, 1.573–37.679; P=0.012) was identified. Conclusion: In this study, we validated for the first time the prognostic value of dNLR and ALC in ENKTL patients. Elevated dNLR and low ALC were both associated with aggressive tumor process and poor survival.ALC value at diagnosis represented an independent favorable prognostic factor for the clinical outcome of ENKTL patients.
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- Xiangxiang Zhou
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Diagnostics, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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Biomarkers in Pneumonia-Beyond Procalcitonin. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20082004. [PMID: 31022834 PMCID: PMC6514895 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20082004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide and one of the most common lower respiratory tract infections that is contributing significantly to the burden of antibiotic consumption. Due to the complexity of its pathophysiology, it is widely accepted that clinical diagnosis and prognosis are inadequate for the accurate assessment of the severity of the disease. The most challenging task for a physician is the risk stratification of patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Herein, early diagnosis is essential in order to reduce hospitalization and mortality. Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein remain the most widely used biomarkers, while interleukin 6 has been of particular interest in the literature. However, none of them appear to be ideal, and the search for novel biomarkers that will most sufficiently predict the severity and treatment response in pneumonia has lately intensified. Although our insight has significantly increased over the last years, a translational approach with the application of genomics, metabolomics, microbiomics, and proteomics is required to better understand the disease. In this review, we discuss this rapidly evolving area and summarize the application of novel biomarkers that appear to be promising for the accurate diagnosis and risk stratification of pneumonia.
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Mirili C, Paydaş S, Guney IB, Ogul A, Gokcay S, Buyuksimsek M, Yetisir AE, Karaalioglu B, Tohumcuoglu M, Seydaoglu G. Assessment of potential predictive value of peripheral blood inflammatory indexes in 26 cases with soft tissue sarcoma treated by pazopanib: a retrospective study. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:3445-3453. [PMID: 31114378 PMCID: PMC6485039 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s191199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic and predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (DNLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) cases treated with pazopanib. Materials and methods The study population included 26 STS cases treated with pazopanib for at least 3 months. NLR, DNLR, LMR, and PLR were evaluated at baseline, and at third month of therapy and also compared with response to pazopanib. Median measurements were taken as cutoff for NLR (4.8), DNLR (3.1), LMR (3.6), and PLR (195). The associations between these cutoff values and survival times (progression-free survival [PFS] and overall survival [OS]) were assessed by Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox proportional models. Results Patients with low pretreatment NLR and DNLR had longer OS (P=0.022, P=0.018), but low PLR was found to be associated only with longer OS. Additionally, decrease in NLR and DNLR after 3 months of therapy as compared with pretreatment measurements was found to be associated with an advantage for OS (P=0.021, P=0.010, respectively) and PFS (P=0.005, P=0.001, respectively). Response to pazopanib; changes in NLR, DNLR, LMR, and PLR; and >3 metastatic sites were found to be independent risk factors in univariate analysis, but NLR was the only independent risk factor in multivariate analysis. Conclusion Low pretreatment and decrease in NLR and DNLR values, and regression/stable disease after 3 months of pazopanib are predictive factors for longer OS and PFS.
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- Cem Mirili
- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey,
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- Department of Bioistatistics, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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