A high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a potential marker of mortality in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: A retrospective study - 18/09/16
Abstract |
Background |
The prognostic relevance of a high blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported in many cancers, although, to our knowledge, not investigated in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) to date.
Objective |
We assessed whether the NLR at baseline was associated with specific survival and recurrence-free survival in MCC.
Methods |
We retrospectively included MCC cases between 1999 and 2015 and collected clinical data, blood cell count at baseline, and outcome. A Cox model was used to identify factors associated with recurrence and death from MCC.
Results |
Among the 75 patients included in the study, a high NLR at baseline (NLR ≥4) was associated with death from MCC in univariate (hazard ratio 2.76, 95% confidence interval 1.15-6.62, P = .023) and multivariate (hazard ratio 3.30, 95% confidence interval 1.21-9.01, P = .020) analysis, but not with recurrence.
Limitations |
Because of the retrospective design, we excluded patients with missing data and not all confounding factors that may influence the NLR were available.
Conclusion |
A high NLR at baseline was independently associated with specific mortality in patients with MCC. The NLR seems to constitute an easily available and inexpensive prognostic biomarker at baseline.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : absolute lymphocyte count, absolute neutrophil count, blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, Merkel cell carcinoma, prognostic factor, specific survival
Abbreviations used : AJCC, ALC, ANC, CBC, CI, HR, MCC, NLR, PS, RFS
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| Supported by a grant to project POCAME (Polyomavirus et Carcinome de Merkel), Cancéropôle Grand Ouest-Région Centre Val de Loire (France). |
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| Conflicts of interest: None declared. |
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