Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio - Not an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with the Myelodysplastic Syndrome

  • Akinci, Sema (Department of Hematology, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Silay, Kamile (Department of Geriatrics, Yildirim Beyazit University) ;
  • Ulas, Arife (Department of Oncology, Yildirim Beyazit University) ;
  • Guney, Tekin (Department of Hematology, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Hacibekiroglu, Tuba (Department of Hematology, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Basturk, Abdulkadir (Department of Hematology, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Akinci, Muhammed Bulent (Department of Oncology, Yildirim Beyazit University) ;
  • Alkan, Afra (Department of Biostatistics, Yildirim Beyazit University) ;
  • Dilek, Imdat (Department of Hematology, Yildirim Beyazit University)
  • Published : 2015.01.22
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Abstract

Purpose: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was evaluated as a potential prognostic factor in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Materials and Methods: Between December 2009 and April 2014, 14 female (35%) and 26 male (65%) MDS patients who were followed up in our hematology clinic were included in the study for NLR during diagnosis. Division was into two groups according to the NLR, and the correlation with mortality was evaluated. The prognostic significance of NLR regarding treatment outcome was also evaluated with adjustment for known confounding risk factors. Results: The mortality rate of the patient group was 55%, and median survival was 18 months. There was no significant correlation between mortality and NLR at a median value of 1.8 (p=0.75). Thrombocytopenia was observed to increase mortality (p=0.027), and there was a significant correlation between mortality and pancytopenia (p=0.017). Conclusions: This first study of NLR and mortality did not show any significant correlation. In centres with limited access to genetic evaluation for the presence of pancytopenia and/or thrombocytopenia at the time of diagnosis, a platelet level less than $50{\times}10^9/l$ may be poor prognostic markers in MDS patients.

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