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ArticleCancer epidemiology2019

Pilot study of DNA methylation-derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and survival in pediatric medulloblastoma.

Vidal M Arroyo, Philip J Lupo, Michael E Scheurer, Surya P Rednam, Jeffrey Murray, M Fatih Okcu, Murali M Chintagumpala, Austin L Brown

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Pediatric Medulloblastoma: Prognostic Value of Preoperative Blood Cell Ratios.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vidal M ArroyoBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA.
Philip J LupoBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael E ScheurerBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX, USA.
Surya P RednamBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX, USA.
Jeffrey MurrayCook Children's Medical Center, Ft. Worth, TX, USA.
M Fatih OkcuBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX, USA.
Murali M ChintagumpalaBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX, USA.
Austin L BrownBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: Austin.Brown@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USCook Children's Medical Center · US

Funding

Training Program in Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology and ControlR25CA160078 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BONDY, MELISSA L., CHANG, SHINE · 2011 to 2015
$1.9M
Integrative Molecular Epidemiology of Neurocognitive Outcomes in Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaK07CA218362 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BROWN, AUSTIN L · 2018 to 2022
$758k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA218362NCI NIH HHS R25 CA160078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMethylation-derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (mdNLR) has been identified as a potential prognostic biomarker of outcomes in various cancers. We evaluated the prognostic value of blood-derived mdNLR within a retrospective cohort of pediatric medulloblastoma patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsDNA methylation was measured in archival peripheral blood samples collected on 56 pediatric medulloblastoma patients. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between mdNLR and survival were evaluated using Cox proportional hazard models.

resultsCompared to patients who were alive at last follow-up (n = 43), the mean mdNLR value was slightly higher in deceased patients (n = 13) (12.3 vs. 5.2,P =  0.163). Elevated log-transformed mdNLR was suggestively associated with an increased likelihood of death in unadjusted models (HR=1.43, 95%CI: 0.92-2.22) and significantly associated with mortality in adjusted models (HR=1.61, 95%CI: 1.01-2.58). DISCUSSION: Future work is warranted to investigate the relationship between mdNLR outcomes in specific pediatric medulloblastoma molecular subgroups.

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DNA MethylationAdolescentCerebellar NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLeukocyte CountLymphocytesMaleMedulloblastomaNeutrophilsPilot ProjectsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective Studies

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PMID30703618
PMCPMC6441619
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