Open AccessStratified neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio accurately predict mortality risk in hepatocellular carcinoma patients following curative liver resection
Author(s) -
Guiqian Huang,
GuiQi Zhu,
Yanlong Liu,
Liren Wang,
Martin Braddock,
MingHua Zheng,
Mengtao Zhou
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.6707
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , quartile , proportional hazards model , gastroenterology , hepatocellular carcinoma , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , confidence interval , population , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , survival analysis , lymphocyte , environmental health
Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to predict prognosis of cancers in several studies. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of stratified NLR in patients who have received curative liver resection (CLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).