Pre-treatment circulating neutrophil count is an independent prognostic factor in oropharyngeal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is a type of head and neck squamous cell cancer, the incidence of which has increased in recent years. Many studies have reported a variety of prognostic markers of OPC, but they are either expensive or difficult to obtain. Therefore, we retrospectively studied the prognostic value of circulating neutrophil count (CNC) in patients with OPC, with the aim of providing a theoretical basis for further prognostic stratification.

Methods

The clinicopathological data of 153 patients diagnosed with OPC from January 2010 to June 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The CNC of each patient was measured before treatment. Then, the relationship between CNC and the clinicopathological characteristics of the patients was analyzed. The receiver operatin

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576053 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature