The prognostic impact of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) in patients with distal bile duct cancer

Abstract Background A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammatory response markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) are associated with outcomes of various malignancies. However, no study has reported the prognostic value of NLR and LMR...

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Main Authors: Yoji Miyahara, Shida Takashi, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Masayuki Ohtsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
NLR
LMR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01847-2