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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Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-09-01
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Series: | Cancer Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4143 |