The usefulness of red blood cell distribution width and its ratio with platelet count in breast cancer after surgery and adjuvant treatment: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and RDW-to-platelet count ratio (RPR) have been investigated for their association with cancer. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of RDW and RPR in breast cancer before and after treatment.

Methods

We retrospectively enrolled 395 patients with breast cancer, who were diagnosed between December 2009 and December 2015 and analyzed the association between RDW, RPR, and long-term prognosis. We also compared the RDW and RPR values with the pathologic parameters of breast cancer. The cutoff values for before-treatment RDW, RPR value, after-treatment RDW, and RPR were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis by identifying the highest Youden index.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lee HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840999 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature