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Prognostic significance of pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated with radiotherapy.

Sweet Ping NgHouda BahigAmit JethanandaniErich M SturgisFaye M JohnsonBaher ElgohariG Brandon GunnRenata FerrarottoJack PhanDavid I RosenthalSteven J FrankClifton D FullerAdam S Garden
Published in: British journal of cancer (2020)
Pre-RT NLR is an independent prognostic factor in patients with oropharyngeal cancer regardless of HPV status. Patients with lower NLR had more favourable OS and disease control.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • prognostic factors
  • early stage
  • radiation therapy
  • high grade
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • locally advanced
  • childhood cancer
  • newly diagnosed