High Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio Persistent During First-line Chemotherapy Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Patients with Advanced Urothelial Cancer

摘要

Increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), an index of systemic inflammation, is associated with poor outcome for various types of cancers. We assessed the role on outcome prediction of NLR at baseline and persistent during first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced urothelial cancer.