The prognostic utility of pre‐treatment neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte‐ratio (NLR) in colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract Background Inflammation is a hallmark of cancer, and systemic markers of inflammation are increasingly recognised as negative prognostic factors for clinical outcome. Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is readily available from routine blood testing of patients diagnosed with cancer. Meth...

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Main Authors: Mate Naszai, Alina Kurjan, Timothy S. Maughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
NLR
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4143