Clinical Study

Prognostic Value of Neutrophil-Related Factors in Locally Advanced Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Cisplatin-Based Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Table 7

The summary of NLR studies in cervical cancer.

Patient
number
Median age
(range, years)
FIGO stageHistology TreatmentMedian NLR/cut-off
value of NLR
Association of NLR with
clinicopathologic characteristics
Prognostic factor determined
in multivariable analysis
Reference

106150 (21–85)IB1-IVASCC, AC, ASCSurgery + RT or CRT1.9/1.9Age, stage, treatment modality NLR[9]

11142 (21–68)IB2-IIBSCC, non-SCCNCT + surgery2.4/2.5FIGO stageLN metastasis, lymphovascular space involvement[10]

46044 (24–78)I-IISCC, ACSurgery + RT2.213/2.213Depth of stromal infiltration, LN metastasisNLR, FIGO stage and LN metastasis[11]

5665.1 (35–89)IB1-IVSCCRT or CRT2.4/2.5FIGO stage, mean SCC value, tumor size, LN metastasis, CRNLR[12]

6053 (36–80)II-IIISCCCRT2.4/2.0Age, baseline platelet countNLRCurrent study

NLR, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; AC, adenocarcinoma; ASC, adenosquamous cell carcinoma; RT, radiotherapy; CRT, chemoradiotherapy; NCT, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; LN, lymph node; CR, complete response.