Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can predict outcome in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

Abstract

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) were analyzed in various carcinomas and their potential prognostic significance was determined. The objective of present study was to determine the correlation between these parameters and the survival of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), since very few studies have been published on this type of carcinoma.

Keywords

• small cell lung cancer
• hematological markers
• neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
• platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio
• lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio