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ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2022

Postchemoradiotherapy Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Distant Metastasis and Survival Results in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancers.

Erkan Topkan, Ugur Selek, Veysel Haksoyler, Ahmet Kucuk, Nulifer Kilic Durankus, Duygu Sezen, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Berrin Pehlivan

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Erkan TopkanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-7123
Ugur SelekDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Koc University Schoolof Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-3140
Veysel HaksoylerClinics of Medical Oncology, Medline Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Ahmet KucukClinic of Radiation Oncology, Mersin Education and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5361-364X
Nulifer Kilic DurankusDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Koc University Schoolof Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Duygu SezenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Koc University Schoolof Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-2280
Yasemin BolukbasiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Koc University Schoolof Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Berrin PehlivanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Abstract

Materials and Methods: Our retrospective research included a sum of 126 LAPAC patients who received CCRT. The NLR was calculated for each patient based on the complete blood count test results obtained on the last day of the CCRT. The availability of optimal cutoff(s) that might dichotomize the whole cohort into two groups with significantly different clinical outcomes was searched using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Primary and secondary endpoints were the potential association between the post-CCRT NLR measures and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) and overall survival (OS) outcomes. Results: The median follow-up duration was 14.7 months (range: 2.4-94.5). The median and 3-year OS and DMFS rates for the whole group were 15.3 months (95% confidence interval: 12.4-18.2) and 14.5%, and 8.7 months (95% CI: 6.7-10.7) and 6.3% separately. The ROC curve analysis findings separated the patients into two groups on a rounded NLR cutoff of 3.1 (area under the curve (AUC): 75.4%; sensitivity: 74.2%; specificity: 73.9%) for OS and DMFS: NLR <3.1 ( Conclusion: The present study found that the posttreatment NLR ≥3.1 was independently linked with a higher risk of DM and subsequent degraded survival outcomes in unresectable LAPAC patients managed with exclusive CCRT.

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NeutrophilsPancreatic NeoplasmsHumansLymphocytesPrognosisRetrospective Studies

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