Systemic immune response in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a comparative concordance index analysis.

Tristan ThamMichael WotmanChristopher ChungSeungjun AhnHolly DupuisVasiliki GliagiasTamara MovsesovaDennis KrausPeter Costantino

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)

The LMR, PLR, and NLR were not associated with OS, but were associated with EFS in HNSCC. These markers are easily obtainable, and in the age of individualized patient care and precision medicine, they might represent further risk stratification tools for HNSCC patients.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
immune response
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
dendritic cells
lymph node metastasis
inflammatory response
toll like receptor
patient reported