Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is associated with prognosis in patients who underwent potentially curative resection for gastric cancer.

Daniel Jose SzorAndre Roncon DiasMarina A PereiraMarcus Fernando Kodama Pertille RamosBruno ZilbersteinIvan CecconelloUlysses Ribeiro

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)

A high NLR was an independent risk factor for reduced survival in GC patients submitted to potentially curative resection. Calculating NLR is easily reproducible and may be incorporated in pre-operative evaluation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
rectal cancer
patient reported outcomes
high resolution