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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020

Predictive Value of Lymphocyte-Related Blood Parameters at the Time Point of Lymphocyte Nadir During Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer.

Jiannan Liu, Feiyan Ma, Bing Sun, Yang Cong, Liang Xuan, Qian Wang, Shikai Wu

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiannan LiuAcademy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100039, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0375-1016
Feiyan MaBaoding No.1 Central Hospital Affiliated with Chengde Medical College, Baoding City, Hebei Province 071000, People's Republic of China.
Bing SunDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital (Former 307th Hospital of the PLA), Beijing 100071, People's Republic of China.
Yang CongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital (Former 307th Hospital of the PLA), Beijing 100071, People's Republic of China.
Liang XuanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital (Former 307th Hospital of the PLA), Beijing 100071, People's Republic of China.
Qian WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital (Former 307th Hospital of the PLA), Beijing 100071, People's Republic of China.
Shikai WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital (Former 307th Hospital of the PLA), Beijing 100071, People's Republic of China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNAcademy of Military Medical Sciences · CNBaoding People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeVarious reports found a relationship between lymphocyte-related blood parameters (LRBP), including absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and prognosis of breast cancer. Most of the studies focused on LRBP pre-treatment. Seldom have studies focused on LRBP during radiotherapy. We intended to perform a retrospective cohort study on the prognostic value of LRBP at the time point of lowest ALC during radiotherapy for breast cancer. PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 158 female patients were included in radiotherapy group because of the strict limitation standards of complete routine blood test results at pre-treatment and pre-operation, and at least once a week during radiotherapy. Besides 221 patients, including the 158 patients of radiotherapy group, were adopted in pre-treatment group and pre-operation group.

resultsALC and PLR at the time point of lowest ALC during radiotherapy are prognostic predictors of breast cancer, and lower ALC and higher PLR are independent significant predictors of poor DFS. Besides, lower ALC, higher NLR and higher PLR at both pre-treatment and pre-operation were found to be independent variables for predicting poor DFS.

conclusionLRBP at pre-treatment, pre-operation, and during radiotherapy may serve as predictors of outcomes of breast cancer.

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breast cancerdisease-free survivallowest absolute lymphocyte countslymphocyte-related blood parametersradiotherapy

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