Prognostic value of the postoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in solid tumors: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Numerous studies have demonstrated that a variety of systemic inflammatory markers were associated with the survival of different tumors. However, the association between elevated postoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (postNLR) and long-term outcomes, including overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), in patients with solid tumors remains controversial. A systematic review was conducted to explore the association between the postNLR and long-term outcomes in solid tumors.

Materials and methods

Relevant literature was identified using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library from the initiation of the databases to October 2020. Data were extracted from included studies reporting hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), and we

SUBMITTER: Wu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055017 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature