Combined neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio predicts chemotherapy response and prognosis in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Tetsushi HiraharaTakaaki ArigamiShigehiro YanagitaDaisuke MatsushitaYasuto UchikadoYoshiaki KitaShinichiro MoriKen SasakiItaru OmotoHiroshi KuraharaKosei MaemuraKeishi OkuboYoshikazu UenosonoSumiya IshigamiShoji Natsugoe

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

Low-cost stratification according to the NLR-PLR score might be a promising approach for predicting tumor response and prognosis in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

low cost
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
peripheral blood
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
lymph node
rectal cancer