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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2021

Reduction of derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio after four weeks predicts the outcome of patients receiving second-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.

Giuseppe Antonio Colloca, Antonella Venturino, Domenico Guarneri

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2021. 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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Giuseppe Antonio CollocaDepartment of Oncology, Ospedale Civile di Sanremo, Via G. Borea n. 56, 18038, Sanremo (Imperia), Italy. g.colloca@katamail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-6793
Antonella VenturinoDepartment of Oncology, Ospedale Civile di Sanremo, Via G. Borea n. 56, 18038, Sanremo (Imperia), Italy.
Domenico GuarneriDepartment of Oncology, Ospedale Civile di Sanremo, Via G. Borea n. 56, 18038, Sanremo (Imperia), Italy.

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Abstract

Systemic inflammation response (SIR) plays a role in predicting prognosis of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia has been suggested as another evaluable prognostic and predictive factor. This is a retrospective analysis of derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) and its reduction > 10% after the first cycle of chemotherapy (R10) in a monoinstitutional series of patients with mCRC receiving a first-line and a second-line cytotoxic chemotherapy. The effects of the neutrophil-related variables on overall survival (OS) and on chemotherapy activity were analyzed. One hundred twenty-eight patients were selected. A relationship of dNLR with OS was evident at both time points, but disappeared after multivariate analysis, whereas R10 was independent prognostic factor only after second-line chemotherapy in multivariate analysis. A dNLR reduction > 10% before the second cycle predicts OS and disease control from second-line chemotherapy in patients with mCRC, in particular among patients with right-sided tumors and synchronous metastases.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsPeritoneal NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesColorectal cancerNeutrophil reductionPrognosisSecond-line chemotherapySystemic inflammation

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PMCPMC10991990

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