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Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts pathologic tumor response and survival after preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer

BACKGROUND: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) reflects the balance between pro- and anti-tumor immune activities. We evaluated whether NLR is associated with pathologic tumor response and prognosis in rectal cancer patients that underwent preoperative chemoradiaton therapy (CRT) with surgery. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ik Yong, You, Sei Hwan, Kim, Young Wan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25406793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-14-94