The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of successful conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Conversion surgery (CS) following a response to chemotherapy occasionally leads to prolonged survival in patients with stage IV gastric cancer (GC). This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for the success of CS in patients with s...

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Main Authors: Naohiko Nakamura, Shinichi Kinami, Yasuto Tomita, Takashi Miyata, Hideto Fujita, Hiroyuki Takamura, Nobuhiko Ueda, Takeo Kosaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06884-4