The role of complete blood count parameters in patients with colorectal cancer.

THE ROLE OF COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER. Acta Clin Croat. 2018 Dec;57(4):624-629 Authors: Solak Mekić M, Pedišić I, Šobat H, Vučićević Boras V, Kirac I, Štefančić L, Šekerija M, Vrdoljak B, Vrdoljak DV Abstract - Chronic inflammation has been linked with many cancers. It seems that easily available and usual blood inflammatory markers might serve as a prognostic factor for overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with various cancers. Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), as well as hemoglobinemia, thrombocytosis, elevated C-reactive protein values, neutropenia and leukocytosis have been shown to affect overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), however, with controversial results. Complete blood count, NLR and PLR were determined in 71 patients with CRC (stages 3 and 4) after neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy and before surgery, treated at Hospital for Tumors in Zagreb. Statistical analysis included Mann-Whitney U test, Student's t-test, univariate and multivariate analysis. The results of Mann-Whitney U test and Student's t-test showed that neutrophil count (p=0.024), NLR (p=0.003) and PLR (p=0.007) correlated significantly with overall survival. However, there was no significant correlation of age, leukocyte, lymphocyte and platelet counts and hemoglobin values with overall surv...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - Category: General Medicine Tags: Acta Clin Croat Source Type: research