The preoperative and the postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios both predict prognosis in gastric cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both the preoperative and postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (NLRs) have been proposed to predict the long-term prognosis in some cancers, including gastric cancer. The present study investigated the prognostic impact of postoperative NLR, and its preoperative to postoperative changes, in patients with gastric cancer.

Methods

From 2009 to 2012, 1227 consecutive patients who underwent curative surgery for gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. The optimal cut-off value for the postoperative 6-month NLR was 1.7, as determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Patients were categorized into low- and high-NLR groups based on their postoperative NLR. Four additional groups (low to low, low to high, high to low, and high to high groups

SUBMITTER: Kim EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7656697 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature