Clinical significance of changes in systemic inflammatory markers and carcinoembryonic antigen levels in predicting metastatic colorectal cancer prognosis and chemotherapy response.
In-Ho KimJi Eun LeeJi Hyun YangJoon Won JeongSangmi RoMyung Ah LeePublished in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2017)
Inflammatory marker levels were significantly associated with CEA levels. The prechemotherapy levels of systemic inflammatory markers and CEA were associated with OS or PFS. The change patterns in NLR and CEA levels can be utilized as prognostic and predictive markers for chemotherapy response.