Presurgical platelet-lymphocyte ratio for prognosis in advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in individuals undergoing radical resection

CONCLUSION: Elevated PLR has associations with increased risk of recurrence and reduced survival in advanced HSCC cases undergoing radical resection. High presurgical PLR may independently predict RFS. Therefore, further multi-institutional prospective studies are needed to better characterize the role of pre-operative blood PLR as prognostic factors in HSCC.PMID:33872102 | DOI:10.1080/00016489.2021.1891456
Source: Acta Oto-Laryngologica - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research