Preoperative Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio Predicts Long-Term Outcome for Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Koji KubotaAkira ShimizuTsuyoshi NotakeHitoshi MasuoKiyotaka HosodaKoya YasukawaHikaru HayashiKentaro UmemuraAtsushi KamachiTakamune GotoHidenori TomidaShiori YamazakiYuji SoejimaPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2021)
Preoperative LMR was an independent predictor of OS and DFS after surgery for PDAC. Maintaining a high LMR through the pre- and postoperative courses might improve the prognosis for patients with PDAC.