The Relatıonshıp between Neutrophil / Lymphocytes Ratio and Platelet / Lymphocytes Ratio wıth Prognosis in Operated Stage 1-2 of Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer Disease: One Central Experience

Year 2017, , 149 - 156, 25.09.2017

Ayşe Ocak Duran , İbrahim İleri Mevlüde İnanç Oktay Bozkurt , Ersin Özaslan , Mahmut Uçar , Metin Özkan

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.315155

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Aim:
The relationship between neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet /
lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and the prognosis of various cancers has been
demonstrated. However, the impact of NLR and PLR on the prognosis of non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to
investigate the prognostic value of NLR and PLR before surgery in stage 1-2
NSCLC patients undergoing radical resection in our hospital.

Materials and Methods:
We included 59 patients with stage 1-2 NSCLC undergoing radical resection at
our center between 2001 and 2014. The follow-up files of the patients were
reviewed and necessary informations were obtained. Receiver operating curve
(ROC) analysis was used for the optimal cut-off value of NLR and PLR (4.7 for
NLR, 199 for PLR). The Kaplan-Meier univariate analysis was
used to examine the effect of NLR and PLR on overall survival (OS) and
disease-free survival (DFS).

Results:
There was no relationship between NLR and PLR classifications and clinical
parameters except for age. OS mean was 53 months, DFS mean was 43 months in the
group with NLR < 4.7, OS mean was 44 months and DFS mean was 28 months in
the group with NLR> 4.7 (p = 0.031 for OS, p = 0.126 for DFS). OS mean was 55
months, DFS mean was 39.5 months in the group with PLR < 199, OS mean was 42
months, DFS mean was 30.6 months in the group with PLR > 199 (p=0,020 for OS,
p=0,856 for DFS).

Discussion and Conclusion:
High pretreatment NLR and PLR values are independent predictors of poor
prognosis in patients with opere lung cancer. Preoperative NLR and PLR values
can be used as a prognostic parameter before radical resection in patients with
stage 1-2 NSCLC.

Keywords

small cell lung cancer disease, neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio, platelet / lymphocyte ratio

Evre 1-2 Opere Küçük Hücreli Dışı Akciğer Kanseri Hastalarında Nötrofil/Lenfosit Oranı ve Platelet/Lenfosit Oranının Prognoz ile İlişkisi: Tek Merkez Deneyimi

Abstract

Amaç:
Nötrofil/lenfosit oranı (NLO) ve platelet/lenfosit oranı (PLO) ile çeşitli
kanserlerin prognozu arasındaki ilişki gösterilmiştir. Ancak NLO ve PLO’ nun küçük
hücreli dışı akciğer kanseri (KHDAK) prognozuna etkisi hala tartışmalıdır. Bu
çalışmamızın amacı, hastanemizde radikal rezeksiyon uygulanan Evre 1-2 KHDAK
hastalarında operasyon öncesi NLO ve PLO’ nun prognostik değerini araştırmaktır.

Gereç ve Yöntemler:
Çalışmaya 2001-2014 yılları arasında merkezimizde takip edilen ve radikal
rezeksiyon uygulanan 59 Evre 1-2 KHDAK hastası dahil edilmiştir. Hastaların
takip dosyaları incelenmiş ve gerekli bilgiler alınmıştır. NLO ve PLO’ nun
optimal cut-off değeri için Receiver operating curve (ROC) analizi
kullanılmıştır (NLO için 4,7, PLO için 199). NLO ve PLO’ nun genel sağ kalım
(GSK) ve hastalıksız sağ kalım (HSK) üzerine etkisini incelemek için The
Kaplan-Meier univariate analysis kullanılmıştır.  

Bulgular:
NLO ve PLO sınıflamaları ile klinik parametreler arasında yaş haricinde
herhangi bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. NLO <4,7 olan gurupta GSK ortalaması 53
ay, HSK ortalaması 43 ay, NLO > 4,7 olan grupta ise GSK ortalaması 44 ay,
HSK ortalaması 28 ay, bulundu (GSK için p=0,031, HSK için p=0,126). PLO <
199 olan gurupta GSK ortalaması 55 ay, HSK ortalaması 39,5 ay, PLO > 199
olan gurupta ise GSK ortalaması 42 ay, HSK ortalaması 30,6 ay olarak bulundu
(GSK için p=0,020, HSK için p=0,856).

Tartışma ve Sonuç:
Tedavi öncesi yüksek NLO ve PLO değerleri opere akciğer kanseri hastalarında
kötü prognoz için bağımsız belirteçlerdir. Preoperatif NLO ve PLO değerleri,
Evre 1-2 KHDAK hastalarında radikal rezeksiyon öncesi,  prognostik bir parametre olarak
kullanılabilir.  

Keywords

küçük hücreli dışı akciğer kanseri, nötrofil / lenfosit oranı, platelet / lenfosit oranı

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