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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Predicting Role of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio for the Tumor Grade and Prognosis in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Dongwook Oh, Jung-Soo Pyo, Kwang Hyun Chung, Byoung Kwan Son

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Dongwook OhDepartment of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Jung-Soo PyoDepartment of Pathology, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0320-8088
Kwang Hyun ChungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea.
Byoung Kwan SonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9299-5476

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) using meta-analysis. This study evaluates the correlation between the NLR and the prognosis in PNETs from nine eligible studies. In addition, a subgroup analysis based on the tumor grade, treatment, and evaluation criteria, was conducted. The estimated rate of a high NLR was 0.253 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.198-0.317). The rate of high NLRs was significantly lower in patients with lower tumor grades (G1) than those with higher tumor grades (G2 or G3). In addition, the mean value of the NLR was significantly lower in lower tumor grades than in higher tumor grades. High NLRs were significantly correlated with worse overall and recurrence-free survivals (hazard ratio (HR) 2.180, 95% CI 1.499-3.169 and HR 2.462, 95% CI 1.677-3.615, respectively). In a subgroup analysis, the prognostic implications of the NLR were found in both higher and lower criteria of a high NLR. Taken together, our results show that the NLR could be useful for predicting the tumor grade and the prognosis in PNETs.

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biomarkersinflammation mediatorsmeta-analysispancreatic neuroendocrine tumorprognosistumor grade

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