Prognostic value of biomarkers in primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus

摘要

We recently read the article by Wang . with great interest. The aim of this article was to determine the prognostic role of several pretreatment biomarkers, including the neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and total lymphocyte counts (TLC), in primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE). We performed a similar analysis using the data from our hospital and different and novel findings were exhibited. Therefore, we would like to discuss several worthwhile issues.