Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer
Radiotherapy (RT) is the standard of care following breast-conserving operation in breast cancer patients. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) reflects the systemic change caused as a result of the radiotherapy. We aimed to evaluate the association between RT and the change in NLR following the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7409084/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32674376 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12071896 |
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author | Yoon, Chang Ik Kim, Dooreh Ahn, Sung Gwe Bae, Soong June Cha, Chihwan Park, Soeun Park, Seho Kim, Seung Il Lee, Hye Sun Park, Ju Young Jeong, Joon |
author_facet | Yoon, Chang Ik Kim, Dooreh Ahn, Sung Gwe Bae, Soong June Cha, Chihwan Park, Soeun Park, Seho Kim, Seung Il Lee, Hye Sun Park, Ju Young Jeong, Joon |
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description | Radiotherapy (RT) is the standard of care following breast-conserving operation in breast cancer patients. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) reflects the systemic change caused as a result of the radiotherapy. We aimed to evaluate the association between RT and the change in NLR following the receipt of RT, and to investigate the prognostic impact. We retrospectively reviewed NLR values of breast cancer patients taken before the administration of the first and the last session of RT. The cut-off point for the NLR was determined using the Youden index and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve within the training set. Recurrence-free survival (RFS), distant metastasis free survival, and overall survival were the main outcomes. Patients with an NLR higher than 3.49 after RT were classified to an RT-induced high NLR group and showed a significantly higher recurrence rate compared to those with low NLR (p < 0.001). In a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model, RT-induced high NLR remained a significant prognostic factor (HR 2.194, 95% CI 1.230–3.912, p = 0.008 for tumor recurrence. We demonstrated that an increase in NLR over the course of RT has a negative impact on survival, putting these patients with RT-susceptible host immunity at a higher risk of tumor recurrence. |
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spelling | pubmed-74090842020-08-26 Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer Yoon, Chang Ik Kim, Dooreh Ahn, Sung Gwe Bae, Soong June Cha, Chihwan Park, Soeun Park, Seho Kim, Seung Il Lee, Hye Sun Park, Ju Young Jeong, Joon Cancers (Basel) Article Radiotherapy (RT) is the standard of care following breast-conserving operation in breast cancer patients. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) reflects the systemic change caused as a result of the radiotherapy. We aimed to evaluate the association between RT and the change in NLR following the receipt of RT, and to investigate the prognostic impact. We retrospectively reviewed NLR values of breast cancer patients taken before the administration of the first and the last session of RT. The cut-off point for the NLR was determined using the Youden index and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve within the training set. Recurrence-free survival (RFS), distant metastasis free survival, and overall survival were the main outcomes. Patients with an NLR higher than 3.49 after RT were classified to an RT-induced high NLR group and showed a significantly higher recurrence rate compared to those with low NLR (p < 0.001). In a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model, RT-induced high NLR remained a significant prognostic factor (HR 2.194, 95% CI 1.230–3.912, p = 0.008 for tumor recurrence. We demonstrated that an increase in NLR over the course of RT has a negative impact on survival, putting these patients with RT-susceptible host immunity at a higher risk of tumor recurrence. MDPI 2020-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7409084/ /pubmed/32674376 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12071896 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yoon, Chang Ik Kim, Dooreh Ahn, Sung Gwe Bae, Soong June Cha, Chihwan Park, Soeun Park, Seho Kim, Seung Il Lee, Hye Sun Park, Ju Young Jeong, Joon Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer |
title | Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer |
title_full | Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer |
title_fullStr | Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer |
title_short | Radiotherapy-Induced High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Breast Cancer |
title_sort | radiotherapy-induced high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a negative prognostic factor in patients with breast cancer |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7409084/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32674376 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12071896 |
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