The effect of long-standing lymphopenia after radiation therapy on survival in rectal cancer.

Viacheslav SoyferEli LugovoyAlla Nikolaevski-BerlinYasmin KorzetsAlbert SchlockerOrit GutfeldInna OspovatUri AmitTatiana RabinYasmin Filomena Natan-OzLeor ZachOfer MerimskyRavit GevaSharon PelesIdo Wolf

Published in: Surgical oncology (2024)

Our results support the relevance of lymphopenia and NLR in the prognosis of rectal cancer. We believe this is the first study showing a negative correlation between sustained lymphopenia and OS following RT.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
radiation therapy
radiation induced