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 …

Biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibition in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

JN Bodor, Y Boumber, H Borghaei - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of immunotherapy has dramatically changed how non–small cell lung
cancer is treated, and longer survival is now possible for some patients, even those with …

The predictive value of NLR, MLR, and PLR in the outcome of end-stage kidney disease patients

AV Mureșan, E Russu, EM Arbănași, R Kaller, I Hosu… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem with a high
mortality rate and a rapid progression to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Recently, the …

Low lymphocyte count and high monocyte count predicts poor prognosis of gastric cancer

F Feng, G Zheng, Q Wang, S Liu, Z Liu, G Xu… - BMC …, 2018 - Springer
Background Existing data about the prognostic value of absolute count of blood cells in
gastric cancer was limited. Thus, the present study aims to investigate the prognostic value …

Circulating tumor cell-neutrophil tango along the metastatic process

M Saini, BM Szczerba, N Aceto - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
The crosstalk between cancer cells and the immune system is crucial for disease
progression and its therapeutic targeting is providing exciting results, in particular with newly …

Neutrophil‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Predicts PD‐1 Inhibitor Survival in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer

M Gou, T Qu, Z Wang, H Yan, Y Si… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims. Biomarkers for systemic inflammation have been introduced into
clinical practice for risk‐rating in cancer patients' treatment. This study is aimed at confirming …

Tumor-associated neutrophils can predict lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer

Y Wang, J Zhai, T Zhang, S Han, Y Zhang, X Yao… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The consensus of endoscopic therapy for early gastric cancer (EGC) mainly depends on its
clinicopathological features. However, the roles of tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) in …

Prognostic role of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index in cancer patients: a meta-analysis

X Hua, J Chen, Y Wu, J Sha, S Han, X Zhu - World journal of surgical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Inflammation plays a critical role in the development and progression of
cancers. The advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) is thought to be able to reflect …

The prognostic utility of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with colorectal liver metastasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Li, T Xu, X Wang, X Jia, M Ren, X Wang - Cancer Cell International, 2023 - Springer
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is used to reflect body's inflammatory status with
prognostic value in different cancers. We aimed to investigate the influence of preoperative …

How should the worldwide knowledge of traditional cancer healing be integrated with herbs and mushrooms into modern molecular pharmacology?

Y Kirdeeva, O Fedorova, A Daks, N Barlev… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional herbal medicine (THM) is a “core” from which modern medicine has evolved over
time. Besides this, one third of people worldwide have no access to modern medicine and …