Survival outcomes after metastasectomy in melanoma patients categorized by response to checkpoint blockade

DM Bello, KS Panageas, T Hollmann… - Annals of surgical …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Checkpoint inhibitors have improved outcomes in metastatic melanoma, with 4-
year overall survival (OS) of 46% for anti-PD-1 alone or 53% in combination with anti-CTLA …

[HTML][HTML] Can pre-operative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) help predict non-metastatic renal carcinoma recurrence after nephrectomy?(UroCCR-61 Study)

C Allenet, C Klein, B Rouget, G Margue, G Capon… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Accurately predicting the recurrence of non-metastatic renal cell
carcinoma following surgery is of utmost importance to guide follow-up recommendations …

[HTML][HTML] The values of systemic immune-inflammation index and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in predicting testicular germ cell tumors: A retrospective clinical study

S Wang, X Yang, Z Yu, P Du, Y Cao, Y Ji, J Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To determine whether complete blood count (CBC) based inflammatory parameters
can be used as markers predicting testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs). Material and methods …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond Antoni: A surgeon's guide to the vestibular schwannoma microenvironment

CJ Hannan, D Lewis, C O'leary… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are histologically benign tumors arising from
cranial nerve VIII. Far from a homogenous proliferation of Schwann cells, mounting evidence …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with testicular cancer

A Ilktac, B Dogan, C Ersoz, M Akcay… - International braz j urol, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Purpose: To assess the relationship between testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) and
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and to determine whether this ratio can be used as a …

[HTML][HTML] Is neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio a predictive factor for recurrence of urethral stricture?

A Urkmez, R Topaktas, E Ozsoy, E Tokuc… - Revista da Associação …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Due to spongiofibrosis and inflammatory processes underlying
the pathogenesis of urethral stricture, it is possible that the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive assessment of selected immune cell subpopulations changes in chemotherapy-naive germ cell tumor patients

K Kalavska, Z Sestakova, A Mlcakova… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pattern of immune cell distribution in testicular germ cell tumors (GCT) significantly
differs from the immune environment in normal testicular tissues. The present study aimed to …

The predictive role of preoperative and postoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma

R Mano, J Flynn, KA Blum, AW Silagy… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Preoperative inflammatory parameters are associated with outcome in renal cell
carcinoma; however, their predictive value in tumors with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation …

[HTML][HTML] High preoperative plasma fibrinogen independently predicts a poor prognosis in patients with nonmetastatic RCC

Z Wang, H Fan, W Wang, G Zheng, Y Xiao… - Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: This study aims to determine the relationship between preoperative plasma
fibrinogen levels and the prognosis of patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma …

A new algorithm for predicting long-term survival in chronic hepatitis B patients with variceal bleeding after endoscopic therapy

L He, P Li, Y Jiang, J Hu, J Ma, X Ye, J Yang… - Digestive and Liver …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aims A predictive algorithm for survival is urgently needed in clinical
practice. This study aimed to establish an algorithm to predict long-term survival in chronic …