Predictive value of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in the preoperative setting for progression of patients with breast cancer

Predictive value of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in the preoperative setting for progression of patients with breast cancer

Abstract Background The lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) has been used as a parameter reflecting systemic inflammation in several tumors, and is reportedly associated with prognosis in cancer patients. In this study, we evaluated the predictive value of LMR for progression and chemosensitivity in...

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Main Authors: Wataru Goto, Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Yuka Asano, Koji Takada, Katsuyuki Takahashi, Takaharu Hatano, Tsutomu Takashima, Shuhei Tomita, Hisashi Motomura, Kosei Hirakawa, Masaichi Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio
Prognostic marker
Breast cancer
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5051-9

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