Research Article

Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Clinical Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Table 1

Baseline clinicopathological characteristics according to SII.

CharacteristicOverallSIIP-value
Low (<1036.6)High (≥1036.6)

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Gender, n (%)0.651
 Female38 (23.8%)33 (20.6%)5 (3.1%)
 Male122 (76.2%)100 (62.5%)22 (13.8%)
Age, n (%)1.000
 <70111 (69.4%)92 (57.5%)19 (11.9%)
 ≥7049 (30.6%)41 (25.6%)8 (5%)
ECOG, n (%)1.000
 118 (11.2%)15 (9.4%)3 (1.9%)
 2142 (88.8%)118 (73.8%)24 (15%)
Node size (cm), n (%)0.192
 <2.2142 (88.8%)120 (75%)22 (13.8%)
 ≥2.218 (11.2%)13 (8.1%)5 (3.1%)
Length (cm), n (%)0.016
 <8.4142 (88.8%)122 (76.2%)20 (12.5%)
 ≥8.418 (11.2%)11 (6.9%)7 (4.4%)
cT, n (%)0.482
 12 (1.2%)1 (0.6%)1 (0.6%)
 213 (8.1%)12 (7.5%)1 (0.6%)
 372 (45%)59 (36.9%)13 (8.1%)
 473 (45.6%)61 (38.1%)12 (7.5%)
cN, n (%)0.260
 040 (25%)37 (23.1%)3 (1.9%)
 160 (37.5%)48 (30%)12 (7.5%)
 245 (28.1%)35 (21.9%)10 (6.2%)
 315 (9.4%)13 (8.1%)2 (1.2%)
M, n (%)0.081
 No129 (80.6%)111 (69.4%)18 (11.2%)
 Yes31 (19.4%)22 (13.8%)9 (5.6%)
Radiotherapy, n (%)1.000
 <5015 (9.4%)13 (8.1%)2 (1.2%)
 ≥50145 (90.6%)120 (75%)25 (15.6%)
Chemotherapy cycle, n (%)1.000
 <285 (53.1%)71 (44.4%)14 (8.8%)
 ≥275 (46.9%)62 (38.8%)13 (8.1%)
cCR, n (%)0.205
 No111 (69.4%)89 (55.6%)22 (13.8%)
 Yes49 (30.6%)44 (27.5%)5 (3.1%)
TIL, n (%)0.205
 High (≥15%)80 (50%)70 (43.8%)10 (6.2%)
 Low (<15%)80 (50%)63 (39.4%)17 (10.6%)
PLR, n (%)0.005
 <10036 (22.5%)36 (22.5%)0 (0%)
 ≥100124 (77.5%)97 (60.6%)27 (16.9%)
NLR, n (%)< 0.001
 <2.3276 (47.5%)76 (47.5%)0 (0%)
 ≥2.3284 (52.5%)57 (35.6%)27 (16.9%)
LMR, n (%)<0.001
 <2.522 (13.8%)7 (4.4%)15 (9.4%)
 ≥2.5138 (86.2%)126 (78.8%)12 (7.5%)

SII, systemic immune-inflammatory index; TIL, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; cT, clinical tumor stage; cN, clinical nodes stage; M, metastasis; cCR, clinical complete response.