Prognostic significance of systemic inflammatory markers in esophageal cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Impact of several immune-inflammatory markers on long-term outcome has been reported in various malignancies. The aim of the present study was to evaluate through a meta-analysis the oncological outcome of immune-inflammatory markers, such as neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) in esophageal cancer.

Methods

A systematic electronic search for relevant studies was carried out in PubMed, Cochrane library, Embase, and Google scholar. Meta-analysis was done using hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) as effect measures. A systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol. P-values

SUBMITTER: Ishibashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature