The Prognostic Value of Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Monocyte-Lymphocyte Ratio in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)-A Retrospective Single Center Study and a Literature Review.
Camil Ciprian MireșteanMihai Cosmin StanRoxana Irina IancuDragoș Petru Teodor IancuFlorinel BădulescuPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The comparative analysis of the data highlights a benefit to OS for cases low values of NLR. The role of not only borderline NLR values (between 2 and 6) as a prognostic marker in HNSCC but also the inclusion of PLR and MLR in a prognostic score must also be defined in the future. Prospective studies with more uniformly selected inclusion criteria could demonstrate the value of pre-treatment NLR, PLR, and MLR for treatment stratification through the intensification or de-escalation of non-surgical curative treatment in HNSCC.