Open AccessPreoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictive factor for survival in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Kaptan Gülben,
Uğur Berberoğlu,
Bahadır Öndeş,
Osman Uyar,
Onur Can Güler,
Sevim Turanlı
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_489_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , colorectal cancer , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , multivariate analysis , confidence interval , receiver operating characteristic , lymphovascular invasion , oncology , gastroenterology , pathological , univariate analysis , proportional hazards model , predictive value of tests , cancer , metastasis , lymphocyte
The pretreatment ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes (NLR) has been suggested as an indicator of poor outcome in various cancers. This study aimed to determine whether the preoperative NLR may be a predictor of survival in patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal cancer (CRC).