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ArticleNeuro-oncology advances

Rise in post-resection neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio correlates with decreased survival in glioblastoma patients.

Amro H Mohammad, Rawan Sakalla, William Davalan, Miguel Angel Ruiz-Barerra, Sukhdeep Jatana, Roy Khalaf, Hongda Li, Rebecca Aberra, Tariq Al-Saadi, Roberto J Diaz

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  1. Longitudinal analysis of systemic inflammatory biomarkers in glioblastoma patients: an exploratory single‑center analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Amro H MohammadFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rawan SakallaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
William DavalanFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Miguel Angel Ruiz-BarerraDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, Bogotá, Colombia.
Sukhdeep JatanaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Roy KhalafFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Hongda LiFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rebecca AberraFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tariq Al-SaadiFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Roberto J DiazDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0804-9952

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is used in the prognostication of multiple malignancies. However, the NLR value in glioblastoma (GBM) is controversial. This controversy may be due to the unaccounted effect of dexamethasone on NLR. Using retrospective data from 230 isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 ( Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 230 patients with GBM. NLR and dexamethasone use were used as dichotomous variables with cutoff values of 9.5 and 8 mg, respectively. Correlations between high NLR, as well as NLR change after surgery, and patient outcome measures, including post-surgical complications and survival, were assessed using Kaplan-Meier curves, logistic, and Cox regression analyses. Results: We demonstrate in this study that high perioperative NLR (≥9.5 NLR) does not associate with survival of GBM patients (274 days, 95% confidence interval [CI] 211-337, vs. 229 days, 95% CI 52-406, Conclusions: We demonstrate that an increase in NLR after surgery associates with decreased GBM patient survival.

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