External validation of the derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic marker on a large cohort of pancreatic cancer patients.

<h4>Background</h4>With growing evidence on the role of inflammation in cancer biology, the presence of a systemic inflammatory response has been postulated as having prognostic significance in a wide range of cancer types. The derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (dNLR), which represe...

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Main Authors: Joanna Szkandera, Michael Stotz, Florian Eisner, Gudrun Absenger, Tatjana Stojakovic, Hellmut Samonigg, Peter Kornprat, Renate Schaberl-Moser, Wael Alzoughbi, Anna Lena Ress, Friederike Sophia Seggewies, Armin Gerger, Gerald Hoefler, Martin Pichler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24223776/?tool=EBI