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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2017

A retrospective study on the prognostic value of preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with primary small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

Yan Wang, Jun Feng Liu

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yan WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jun Feng LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNHebei Medical University · CN

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Abstract

introductionThere is increasing evidence that systemic inflammation influences the prognosis in patients with malignant tumors. The aim of this research was to investigate the prognostic value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with primary small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

methodsThis study retrospectively analyzed 129 patients with primary small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus who underwent esophagectomy in The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University between January 2008 and December 2010. NLRs were calculated by using the following formula: peripheral neutrophil count/lymphocyte count (10

resultsThe survival rate was found to be related to tumor stage, tumor location, nodal metastasis, TNM stage, histology, adjuvant therapy, and NLR (all

conclusionNLR is a valuable clinical marker in preoperative estimation as well as prognosis prediction for patients with primary small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

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neutrophil/lymphocyte ratioprimary small-cell carcinoma of the esophagusprognosissurgery

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PMID28503068
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