Prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients: an updated dose–response meta-analysis

Abstract Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a biomarker for systematic inflammation, has been recently identified as a prognostic factor for various types of both solid and hematologic malignancies. Here we conducted an updated dose–response meta-analysis to investigate whether NLR...

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Main Authors: Shidai Mu, Lisha Ai, Fengjuan Fan, You Qin, Chunyan Sun, Yu Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-018-0609-9