Open AccessValidation of the Pretreatment Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Prognostic Factor in a Large Cohort of Chinese Patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Zhenpeng Cao,
Bao Guan,
Guangzhi Zhao,
Fang Dong,
Gengyan Xiong,
Xuesong Li,
Liqun Zhou
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.213414
Subject(s) - medicine , receiver operating characteristic , hazard ratio , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , gastroenterology , urology , stage (stratigraphy) , cohort , oncology , lymphocyte , confidence interval , paleontology , biology
The pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported to be a prognostic factor in various types of carcinomas. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment NLR in a large cohort of Chinese patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).