Prognostic significance of neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio in HPV status era for oropharyngeal cancer

Autor: Emilio Minatel, Emanuela Vaccher, Matteo Pepa, Sara Gandini, Ombretta Alessandro, Roberto Orecchia, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa, Simone Giovanni Gugliandolo, Marta Tagliabue, Antonino De Paoli, Daniela Alterio, A. Caroli, Jerry Polesel, Vittorio Giacomarra, Damaris Patricia Rojas, Giovanni Franchin, Giuseppe Fanetti, C. Francia, Carlo Gobitti, Anna Starzyńska, A. Revelant, Maria Cossu Rocca, Valentina Lupato, Giulia Marvaso, Mohssen Ansarin
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Oral Diseases. 26:1384-1392
ISSN: 1601-0825
1354-523X
DOI: 10.1111/odi.13366
Popis: AIM To evaluate the role of baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as prognostic marker in squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (OPC) treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in the era of HPV status. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of 125 patients (pts) affected with locally advanced OPC was performed. Inclusion criteria were age >18 years, stage III or IV (TNM 7th ed.) and definitive CRT. Haematological marker for their independent role as prognostic biomarkers for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Logistic models were used to assess the association with downstage in TNM 8th ed. RESULTS Seventy-seven (61.6%) pts had HPV/p16 + related OPC. Therapeutic choice consisted in sequential and concurrent CRT. Median follow-up was 50 months. A value of NLR ≥3 was associated with poorer OS. Two-year OS was 91% and 81% in pts with NLR
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