Prognostic Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Localized and Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation plays an essential role in cancer development and progression. The inflammation marker neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is correlated with prognosis across a wide variety of tumor types, but its prognostic value in prostate can...

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Main Authors: Lu Tang, Xintao Li, Baojun Wang, Guoxiong Luo, Liangyou Gu, Luyao Chen, Kan Liu, Yu Gao, Xu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4838250?pdf=render