The pretreatment erythrocyte sedimentation rate predicts survival outcomes after surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma

Abstract Background Systemic inflammation plays a critical role in cancer progression and oncologic outcomes in cancer patients. We investigated whether preoperative inflammatory biomarkers, including C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio...

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Main Authors: Geumju Park, Si Yeol Song, Jin-Hee Ahn, Wan-lim Kim, Jong-seok Lee, Seong-Yun Jeong, Jae Won Park, Eun Kyung Choi, Wonsik Choi, In-Hye Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
ESR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1331-z