Preoperative Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Peripheral Blood Predicts Stages, Metastasis, and Histological Grades in Patients with Ovarian Cancer

PURPOSE: The monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) has been shown to be associated with the prognosis of various solid tumors. This study sought to evaluate the important value of the MLR in ovarian cancer patients. METHODS: A total of 133 ovarian cancer patients and 43 normal controls were retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Jiangdong Xiang, Lina Zhou, Xing Li, Wei Bao, Taizhong Chen, Xiaowei Xi, Yinyan He, Xiaoping Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523316301280