The predictive value of absolute lymphocyte counts on tumor progression and pseudoprogression in patients with glioblastoma

Abstract Background Differentiating true glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) from pseudoprogression (PsP) remains a challenge with current standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The objective of this study was to explore whether patients’ absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) levels can be utilized to predi...

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Main Authors: Jing Xi, Bilal Hassan, Ruth G. N. Katumba, Karam Khaddour, Akshay Govindan, Jingqin Luo, Jiayi Huang, Jian L. Campian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08004-2