Prognostic Significance of the Immunological Indices in Patients Who Underwent Complete Resection of Pulmonary Metastases of Colorectal Cancer

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Prognostic Significance of the Immunological Indices in Patients Who Underwent Complete Resection of Pulmonary Metastases of Colorectal Cancer Via In vivo (Athens, Greece) In Vivo. 2021 Mar-Apr;35(2):1091-1100. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12354. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/AIM: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the density of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been reported as immunological prognostic factors for various cancers. We evaluated the association between the prognosis and the immunological status in patients who underwent complete resection of pulmonary metastases of colorectal cancer (CRC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated the associations between the NLR before the resection of pulmonary metastases and the relapse-free survival (RFS) or overall survival (OS), or between the density of TILs in the pulmonary metastasis and the RFS or OS. RESULTS: The RFS and OS were significantly worse in the NLR-High group than in the NLR-Low group. The RFS was significantly longer in the CD3+TILs-High group than in the CD3+TILs-Low group. CONCLUSION: The NLR and the density of TILs may have prognostic significance in patients who undergo complete resection of pulmonary metastases of CRC. PMID:33622906 | DOI:10.21873/invivo.12354 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.