Open AccessPrognostic Value of Inflammatory Markers in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients in the Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Era
Author(s) -
Qian Li,
Lushi Yu,
Po-Chun Yang,
Qinyong Hu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s311094
Subject(s) - medicine , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , proportional hazards model , multivariate analysis , oncology , univariate analysis , stage (stratigraphy) , exact test , survival analysis , t stage , radiation therapy , gastroenterology , overall survival , paleontology , biology
Inflammatory markers have been widely used in various cancers, but rarely in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Here, we evaluated the prognostic value of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte-ratio (PLR), systemic immune index (SII), and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) on NPC in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) era.