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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.6.2245

Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Lymphocyte-Monocyte Ratio in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma  

Han, Li-Hui (Department of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University)
Jia, Yi-Bin (Department of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University)
Song, Qing-Xu (Department of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University)
Wang, Jian-Bo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University)
Wang, Na-Na (Department of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University)
Cheng, Yu-Feng (Department of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.16, no.6, 2015 , pp. 2245-2250 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The interaction between tumor cells and inflammatory cells has not been systematically investigated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether preoperative the lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) could predict the prognosis of ESCC patients undergoing esophagectomy. Materials and Methods: Records from 218 patients with histologically diagnosed ESCC who underwent attempted curative surgery from January 2007 to December 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Besides clinicopathological prognostic factors, we evaluated the prognostic value of the LMR, the NLR, and the PLR using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models. Results: The median follow-up was 38.6 months (range 3-71 months). The cut-off values of 2.57 for the LMR, 2.60 for the NLR and 244 for the PLR were chosen as optimal to discriminate between survival and death by applying receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of patients with low preoperative LMR demonstrated a significant worse prognosis for DFS (p=0.004) and OS (p=0.002) than those with high preoperative LMR. The high NLR cohort had lower DFS (p=0.004) and OS (p=0.011). Marginally reduced DFS (p=0.068) and lower OS (p=0.039) were found in the high PLR cohort. On multivariate analysis, only preoperative LMR was an independent prognostic factor for both DFS (p=0.009, HR=1.639, 95% CI 1.129-2.381) and OS (p=0.004, HR=1.759, 95% CI 1.201-2.576) in ESCC patients. Conclusions: Preoperative LMR better predicts cancer survival compared with the cellular components of systemic inflammation in patients with ESCC undergoing esophagectomy.
Keywords
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; lymphocyte; monocyte ratio; clinical outcome;
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