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SynthesisZhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer2019

[Meta-analysis of Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio as A Prognostic Factor for
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer].

Haoran Chen, Hao Xue, Wenjing Liu, Fangfang Wu, Yituo Wang, Hongjun Gao

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Synthesis in Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio in Neonates: A Predictor of Early onset Neonatal Sepsis.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Haoran ChenAcademy of Military Medical Sciences, 100850 Beijing, China.
Hao XueAcademy of Military Medical Sciences, 100850 Beijing, China.
Wenjing LiuDepartment of Lung Neoplasms, Fifth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.
Fangfang WuDepartment of Lung Neoplasms, Fifth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.
Yituo WangDepartment of Radiology, Seventh Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China.
Hongjun GaoDepartment of Lung Neoplasms, Fifth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent research shows that platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has important prognostic value in renal cell carcinoma, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer and colon cancer. The aim of the study is to evaluate the prognostic value of PLR in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) through meta-analysis.

methodsLiterature search for PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Medline, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI), China Biomedical Medicine disc (CBMdisc), VIP, Wanfang Database using computer electronic system to study the association between PLR and overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Each eligible study data is extracted and a meta-analysis is performed using the hazard risk (HR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) to assess the prognostic value of PLR, the time limit for the search is to build the library until November 2018.

resultsWe include a total of 15 research literatures involving 5,524 patients for meta-analysis. According to the results of the meta-analysis: The OS of the higher PLR group is significantly lower than that of the lower PLR group (HR=1.69, 95%CI: 1.45-1.97, P<0.000,01, I²=46.2%, Pheterogeneity=0.026); the DFS of the higher PLR group is significantly lower than that of the lower PLR group (HR=1.41, 95%CI: 1.14-1.74, P=0.001, I²=46.2%, Pheterogeneity=0.026). Subgroup analysis show that the OS of the higher PLR group is still significantly lower than the lower PLR group (P<0.05) after grouping by ethnicity, sample size, PLR cutoff value and treatment.

conclusionsIncreased PLR is associated with poor prognosis in NSCLC, so PLR may be an important biological predictive marker for NSCLC patients, however, its clinical application still needs to be verified through more research in the future.

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Blood PlateletsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphocytesPlatelet CountPrognosisDisease-free survivalLung neoplasmsMeta-analysisOverall survivalPlatelet to lymphocyte ratio

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PMID31109438
PMCPMC6533188

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