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  • Title: Significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio and prognostic nutritional index for predicting clinical outcomes in T1-2 rectal cancer.
    Author: Xia LJ, Li W, Zhai JC, Yan CW, Chen JB, Yang H.
    Journal: BMC Cancer; 2020 Mar 12; 20(1):208. PubMed ID: 32164623.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Inflammation-related parameters have been revealed to have prognostic value in multiple caners. However, the significance of some inflammation-related parameters, including the peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI), remains controversial in T1-2 rectal cancer (RC). METHODS: Clinical data of 154 T1-2 RC patients were retrospectively reviewed. The cut-off values for NLR, PLR, LMR, and PNI were determined by receiver operating characteristic curves. The relationships of these parameters with postoperative morbidities and prognosis were statistically analysed. RESULTS: The optimal cut-off values for preoperative NLR, PLR, LMR and PNI were 2.8, 140.0, 3.9, and 47.1, respectively. Significant but heterogeneous associations were found between NLR, PLR, LMR and PNI and clinicopathological factors. In addition, high NLR, high PLR, and low PNI were correlated with an increased postoperative morbidity rate. Patients with high NLR/PLR or low LMR/PNI had lower OS and DFS rates. On multivariate analysis, only high NLR was identified as an independent risk factor for poor DFS. CONCLUSIONS: NLR, PLR, and PNI are valuable factors for predicting postoperative complications in T1-2 RC patients. A preoperative NLR of more than 2.8 is an independent prognostic factor for poor DFS in T1-2 RC patients.
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