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ArticleOncotarget2017

The elevated NLR, PLR and PLT may predict the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jie Zhang, Hong-Ying Zhang, Jia Li, Xin-Yu Shao, Chun-Xia Zhang

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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96citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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96 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 173 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
Hong-Ying ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Jia LiDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
Xin-Yu ShaoMedical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China.
Chun-Xia ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
Dalian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, several studies have reported that inflammatory response and elevated platelet counts may be associated with the poor prognosis of colorectal cancer. This meta-analysis was designed to analyze and evaluate the prognostic role of elevated preoperative or pretreatment neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio, platelet-to-lymphocytes ratio or platelet counts in patients with colorectal cancer. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science to April, 2016. A total of 23 studies (

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colorectal cancerneutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratioplatelet countsplatelet-to-lymphocytes ratioprognosis

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PMID28978160
PMCPMC5620300
OpenAlexW2716314037

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