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The Prognostic Significance of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy.

J Clin Med · 2018 · PMC6306798 · PMID 30513928

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borderline significancep = 0.059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
Among patients with oropharyngeal cancer, however, a high NLR status exhibited only borderline significance in terms of 5-year PFS (42.0% vs. 54.0%, p = 0.059) ( Figure 3 B) and only exhibited a trend with reduced OS (51.5% vs. 65.3%, p = 0.215) ( Figure 4 B).

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A low albumin level (<3.3 g/dL) exhibited a negative trend with PFS, but not with OS.

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An older age, advanced T classification, and high NLR were also found to associate significantly with OS, and an elevated PLR exhibited a borderline significant association with a poor OS.

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