Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of overall survival in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma.

CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort, an elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is significantly associated with worse OS on univariate and multivariate analysis. Consequently, the NLR is an easily acquired biomarker, which may be useful in pretreatment patient risk stratification.
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Source: Urology Journal - May 12, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Widz D, Mitura P, Buraczynski P, Plaza P, Bar M, Cabanek M, Nowak G, Ostrowska A, Bar K Tags: Urol J Source Type: research