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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Prognostic Value of the Modified Systemic Inflammation Score in Patients With Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma.

He Huang, Li Min Chen, Xiao Jie Fang, Cheng Cheng Guo, Xiao Ping Lin, Huang Ming Hong, Xi Li, Zhao Wang, Ying Tian, Mei Ting Chen and 4 more

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He HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Li Min ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Xiao Jie FangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Cheng Cheng GuoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Xiao Ping LinState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Huang Ming HongDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Xi LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Zhao WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Ying TianDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Mei Ting ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Yu Yi YaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Zegeng ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Xiao Qian LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.
Fei PanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

backgroundExtranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is a rare and extremely malignant tumor. The systemic inflammation score (SIS), which is based on the pretreatment level of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and serum albumin (Alb), has been shown to be of prognostic value in a number of cancers. We integrate several other pretreatment serum inflammatory indicators, including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin (Alb) level, to establish a modified systemic inflammatory scoring system to predict clinical outcomes of ENKTL.

methodsA total of 184 patients with newly diagnosed ENKTL was retrospectively investigated. Systemic inflammatory indexes, including NLR, LMR, CRP, and Alb level were reviewed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was carried out to obtain the optimal cut-off value. The associations between cutoff values and overall survival (OS) were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional models.

resultsThe median age of patients was 44.0 years, ranging from 15 to 82 years. There were 129 (70.1%) male patient. About 57.1% of patients had stage III or IV disease. The optimal cut-off values of NLR and LMR in predicting OS were 3.1 and 2.4, respectively. The clinical standard of CRP and Alb levels at 10 and 40 mg/L, respectively, were chosen as the optimal cut-off values. By multivariate analysis, hemophilic syndrome (hazard ratio [HR]: 10.540, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.440-32.291, P < 0.001), advanced Ann Arbor stages (III-IV) (HR: 4.606, 95% CI: 1.661-12.774, P = 0.003), paranasal sinus invasion (HR: 2.323, 95% CI: 1.069-5.047, P = 0.033), NLR ≥ 3.1 (HR: 3.019, 95% CI: 1.317-6.923, P = 0.009), Alb level of <40 mg/L (HR: 0.350, 95% CI: 0.134-0.915, P = 0.032), and radiation therapy (HR: 0.430, 95% CI: 0.205-0.901, P = 0.025) were independent protective factors for ENKTL. We combined two inflammatory indexes NLR and Alb level to establish a modified systemic inflammation score (mSIS). These 184 patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (mSIS score of 0), group 2 (mSIS score of 1), and group 3 (mSIS score of 2). The mean OS of these three groups were 42 months (95% CI: 31.4-53.12), 77 months (95% CI: 68.5-87.5), and 89 months (95% CI: 71.4-82.7), respectively (P < 0.001). The Harrell's concordance index (C-index) of mSIS is 0.725. The mSIS could be used to discriminate patients categorized in the low-risk group of International Prognostic Index (IPI) (P < 0.001) and the low-risk and intermediate-risk prognostic index of natural killer cell lymphoma (PINK) group (P = 0.019).

conclusionThe pretreatment mSIS could be an independent prognostic factor for OS in patients with ENKTL and warrants further research.

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albuminextranodal natural killer/T cell lymphomaneutrophil-lymphocyte ratioprognosissystemic inflammation score

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