Absolute lymphocyte count decreases with disease progression and is a potential prognostic marker for metastatic breast cancer.
Hikari JimboYoshiya HorimotoYumiko IshizukaNoriko NogamiAyana ShikanaiMitsue SaitoJunichiro WatanabePublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2022)
We observed that peripheral blood markers gradually changed with MBC disease progression. Our data suggest that baseline ALC may be a potential prognostic marker after recurrence.