Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Absolute Lymphocyte Count as Prognostic Markers in Patients Treated with Curative-intent Radiotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

CONCLUSION: NLR and ALC, surrogate markers for systemic inflammation, have prognostic value in NSCLC patients treated with curative-intent radiotherapy. These simple and readily available parameters may have a future role in risk stratification post-treatment to inform the intensity of surveillance protocols.PMID:33863615 | DOI:10.1016/j.clon.2021.03.019

Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - April 17, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: A Punjabi E Barrett A Cheng A Mulla G Walls D Johnston J McAleese K Moore J Hicks K Blyth M Denholm L Magee D Gilligan S Silverman M Qureshi H Clinch M Hatton L Philipps S Brown M O'Brien F McDonald C Faivre-Finn C Hiley M Evison Source Type: research