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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Prognostic Significance of Pre-surgical Combined Platelet Count and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

E I Uchinaka, Masataka Amisaki, Takuki Yagyu, Masaki Morimoto, Joji Watanabe, Naruo Tokuyasu, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Soichiro Honjo, Hiroaki Saito, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E I UchinakaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Masataka AmisakiDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan amisakim@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
Takuki YagyuDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Masaki MorimotoDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Joji WatanabeDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Naruo TokuyasuDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Teruhisa SakamotoDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Soichiro HonjoDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Hiroaki SaitoDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Yoshiyuki FujiwaraDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Tottori University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimRecent studies have investigated a novel inflammation-based prognostic system using the combination of platelet count and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (COP-NLR). As platelet count decreases with liver damage, we hypothesized that COP-NLR could indicate both inflammation and hepatic reserve in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study was conducted to clarify the prognostic significance of preoperative COP-NLR in patients with HCC. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe enrolled 176 patients with histologically-proven HCC who underwent initial curative hepatectomy. Patients were assigned one point each for low platelet count (<15×10

resultsFive-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were 74.5±9%, and 62.2%±9.3% for score 0, 63.6±5.4% and 50.3%±5.6% for score 1, and 45.2±8.8% and 40.6±8.7% for score 2, respectively, and significantly differed (OS: p=0.01; RFS: p=0.03). In multivariate analysis, h-COP-NLR was an independent risk factor for tumor recurrence (HR=1.39, p=0.03) and death (HR=1.71, p=0.02).

conclusionh-COP-NLR was an independent predictor for prognosis of HCC patients after hepatic resection.

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Leukocyte CountLymphocytesNeutrophilsPlatelet CountAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisROC CurveLiver resectionpredictive factorprognosis

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PMID31662563
PMCPMC6899144
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