Clinical impact of lymphocyte/C-reactive protein ratio on postoperative outcomes in patients with rectal cancer who underwent curative resection

ABSTRACT: Cancer-related systemic inflammation influences postoperative outcomes in cancer patients. Although the relationship between inflammation-related markers and postoperative outcomes have been investigated in many studies, their clinical significance remains to be elucidated in rectal cancer patients. We focused on the lymphocyte count/C-reactive protein ratio (LCR) and its usefulness in predicting short- and long-term outcomes after rectal cancer surgery. Patients with rectal cancer who underwent curative resection at our institution between 2010 and 2018 were enrolled in this study. We comprehensively compared the effectiveness of 11 inflammation-related markers, including LCR and other clinicopathological characteristics, in predicting postoperative complications and survival. Receiver op

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9561722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature