Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and cancer prognosis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies

MA Cupp, M Cariolou, I Tzoulaki, D Aune, E Evangelou… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Although neutrophils have been linked to the progression of cancer, uncertainty
exists around their association with cancer outcomes, depending on the site, outcome and …

Pre‐treatment neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio is an independent prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Meta‐analysis and trial sequential …

P Mariani, D Russo, M Maisto, G Troiano… - Journal of Oral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation seems to play a critical role in the development and progression of different
cancers. Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an easily measurable marker of systemic …

Prognostic value of the systemic immune-inflammation index, systemic inflammation response index, and prognostic nutritional index in head and neck cancer

E Atasever Akkas, E Erdis, B Yucel - European Archives of Oto-Rhino …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This study sought to investigate the prognostic value of the systemic immune-
inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), and prognostic …

Prognostic capacity of Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

C Valero, L Pardo, A Sansa, J Garcia Lorenzo… - Head & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Inflammation and immune evasion are associated with carcinogenesis.
Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI) has been proposed as a pretreatment …

Evaluation of optimal threshold of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and its association with survival outcomes among patients with head and neck cancer

SJ Ma, H Yu, M Khan, J Gill, S Santhosh… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Given the role of inflammation in cancer progression, neutrophil-lymphocyte
ratio (NLR) from peripheral blood has been suggested as a readout of systemic …

Pretreatment peripheral blood leukocytes are independent predictors of survival in oral cavity cancer

C Valero, DK Zanoni, MR McGill, I Ganly, LGT Morris… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Inflammation and immune surveillance evasion are cancer hallmarks.
Peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) represent both. The aim of the current study was to …

Prognostic implications of preoperative systemic inflammatory markers in oral squamous cell carcinoma, and correlations with the local immune tumor …

M Ruiz-Ranz, P Lequerica-Fernández… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of preoperative
inflammatory markers in peripheral blood of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma …

Platelet-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of prognosis in head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Bardash, C Olson, W Herman… - Oncology Research …, 2019 - karger.com
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the prognostic utility
of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in head and neck cancer. Medline (via PubMed) …

The role of cytokines in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A review

M Ralli, M Grasso, A Gilardi, M Ceccanti… - La Clinica …, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy
worldwide, accounting for approximately 6% of all cancer cases and responsible for an …

Evaluation of the prognostic utility of the hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio in head and neck cancer

T Tham, C Olson, M Wotman, S Teegala… - European Archives of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Hemoglobin is a known prognostic marker in many cancers, including head and
neck cancer (HNC). There is some evidence that the red cell distribution width, which is an …