Purpose: The prognostic relationship between malignant tumors and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been investigated in many cancers, but since there are not enough studies in RCC patients, it was aimed to investigate the prognostic relationship between these patients and NLR in our own hospital data.
Methods: Records of 38 patients diagnosed with metastatic RCC were analyzed retrospectively. ROC analysis was performed to determine the threshold value of NLR in patients and according to the result of the test, the patients were divided into two groups as NLR <2.14 and NLR > 2.14. The two groups were compared in terms of disease-specific survival.
Results: Overall survival calculated in all patients was 52 months (95% CI: 35-68, std: 6.5). In 14 (36.8%) patients who were lower than the 2.14 cut off value (<2.14) obtained in the ROC analysis performed to determine the threshold value in the NLR, the mean survival (OS) was 89 months, while the higher (> 2, 14) In 24 (63.2%) patients, OS was detected for 21 months, and this result was reported to be statistically significant (p; 0.03).
Conclusion: NLR may be OS related in RCC. However, more studies are needed to determine their routine use.
Dear Editor, Please find attached the paper, ‘’ The Effect of Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio on Prognosis in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma by Ferhat Ekinci, Ahmet Dirican, Atike Pınar Erdoğan and Gamze Göksel which we would like to submit for possible publication to the ‘ Abant Medical Journal’. We think that with the increase in the number of studies on this subject, it will strengthen its place as a cheap, accessible and reliable parameter that can be used in RCC and all other cancers. For any information concerning this manuscript, please contact me preferably by e-mail at drferhatekinci@hotmail.com. Thank you for your consideration of this manuscript. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Dr. Ferhat Ekinci
Amaç: Maliğn tümörlerle nötrofil lenfosit oranı (NLO) arasındaki prognostik ilişki bir çok kanserde araştırılmış ancak RHK hastalarında yeteri kadar çalışma olmadığı için kendi hastanemiz verilerinde bu hastalar ile NLO arasındaki prognostik ilişkiyi araştırılması amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Metastatik RHK tanılı 38 hastanın kayıtları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastalarda NLO eşik değerinin belirlenmesi için ROC analizi yapıldı ve testten çıkan sonuca göre hastalar NLO<2,14 ve NLO≥2,14 olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. İki grup, hastalığa özgü sağ kalım açısından karşılaştırıldı.
Bulgular: Tüm hastalarda hesaplanan genel sağ kalım 52 ay (% 95 CI:35-68, std:6,5) olarak saptandı. NLO’da eşik değer belirleyebilmek için yapılan ROC analizinde elde edilen 2,14 cut off değerinden düşük olan (< 2,14) 14 (% 36,8) hastada ortalama sağ kalım (OS) 89 ay iken, yüksek olan (>2,14) 24 (% 63,2) hastada ise OS 21 ay saptanmış ve bu sonuç istatistiksel olarak anlamlı (p;0,03) raporlanmıştır.
Sonuç: NLO, RHK'de OS ile ilişkili olabilir. Bununla birlikte, rutin kullanımlarını belirlemek için daha fazla çalışmaya ihtiyaç vardır.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Clinical Sciences |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | April 30, 2021 |
Submission Date | November 24, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 10 Issue: 1 |