Research Article

Prognostic Significance of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Lymphocyte to Monocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Table 2

Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors for survival of NPC patients using Cox proportional hazards regression model.

EndpointHazard ratio (95% CI)P

Overall survival
 T classification: versus 3.500 (1.387–8.830)0.008
 NLR (≥2.28 versus <2.28)2.383 (1.041–5.457)0.040
Progression-free survival
 NLR (≥2.28 versus <2.28)2.615 (1.206–5.672)0.015

NPC: nasopharyngeal carcinoma; NLR: neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; CI: confidence interval.