Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as Predictor of Treatment Response in Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: ΔNLR was inversely related to pCR and associated with risk of recurrence. This simple test, in concert with other clinical tools, can help identify patients with pCR.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 5, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Barbetta A, Nobel TB, Sihag S, Hsu M, Tan KS, Bains MS, Isbell JM, Janjigian YY, Wu AJ, Bott MJ, Jones DR, Molena D Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research