Poor prognostic role of the pretreatment platelet counts in colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, a wide variety of studies have suggested that elevated platelet counts are associated with survival in patients with colorectal cancer. On one hand several studies suggest a negative connection in colorectal cancer patients with pre-operative thrombocytosis, on the other hand other studies contradicts this. However, it remains unknown whether elevated platelet counts are associated with survival in colorectal cancer patients. We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic role of platelet counts in colorectal cancer.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched from their inception to October 15, 2016 to identify relevant studies that have explored the prognostic role of platelet counts in colorectal canc

SUBMITTER: Rao XD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5999498 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature