Predictive value of preoperative lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio for patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma

ConclusionPreoperative low LMR was an independent predictor of poor pathological and oncological outcomes of UTUC after RNU. Subgroup analysis confirmed that the prognostic value of LMR was confined to patients with a high pathological grade and more advanced stage tumor.
Source: Clinica Chimica Acta - Category: Laboratory Medicine Source Type: research