Combined Detection of Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and CEA as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Nonmetastatic Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Resection Is Superior to NLR or CEA Alone

Objective. To explore the role of combined detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the prognostic assessment of colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods. We investigated preoperative NLR and CEA in 125 surgical CRC patients, determined the patients’ thresholds...

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Main Authors: Xiaoli Zhan, Xiaobo Sun, Yonggang Hong, Yuedong Wang, Kefeng Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3809464