ArticleCancer management and research2018
Elevated red blood cell distribution width predicts poor prognosis in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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Abstract
introductionAlthough red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been reported to reflect inflammation and nutritional status and to predict prognosis in several different types of cancer, little is known about how RDW might be related to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The present study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of preoperative RDW in OSCC patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe included 236 OSCC patients from Jinan Stomatological Hospital (Shandong, People's Republic of China) in this retrospective study. All enrolled patients were divided into 2 groups: high RDW (≥15%) and low RDW (<15%) according to the detected RDW values. The correlation of RDW and clinical characteristics was explored, and the prognostic significance of RDW evaluated using Kaplan-Meier curves, log-rank analysis, and the Cox proportional hazards model.
resultsThe pretreatment median RDW among all OSCC patients was 14.4%, with a range from 11.6% to 24.5%. The RDW was found to be significantly correlated with node metastasis, tumor length, and TNM stage (
conclusionThese data suggest that an elevated preoperative RDW (≥15%) at diagnosis may independently predict poorer OS in patients with OSCC, but better-designed studies in the future should be performed to further confirm the value of monitoring RDW.
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