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. 2017 Nov 22:10:5575-5583.
doi: 10.2147/OTT.S146697. eCollection 2017.

Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio before chemoradiotherapy represents a prognostic predictor for locally advanced rectal cancer

Yu-Xiang Deng #  1 , Jun-Zhong Lin #  1 , Jian-Hong Peng #  1 , Yu-Jie Zhao  1 , Qiao-Qi Sui  1 , Xiao-Jun Wu  1 , Zhen-Hai Lu  1 , Yuan-Hong Gao  2 , Zhi-Fang Zeng  2 , Zhi-Zhong Pan  1
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Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio before chemoradiotherapy represents a prognostic predictor for locally advanced rectal cancer

Yu-Xiang Deng et al. Onco Targets Ther. .

Abstract

Research indicates that cancer-triggered inflammation plays a pivotal role in carcinogenesis. Here, we aimed to evaluate the correlation of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) before neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with clinical outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). We retrospectively enrolled 317 consecutive patients with LARC between 2004 and 2013. The optimal cutoff values of LMR were determined using receiver operating curve analysis. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival related to the LMR were analyzed using the log-rank test and multivariate Cox regression methods. We found that a low LMR (≤4.91) was prominently correlated with worse prognostic features and a shorter 3-year survival rate of LARC. Moreover, multivariate Cox analysis revealed that elevated LMR was an independent factor for better OS (hazard ratio 0.538, 95% confidence interval 0.292-0.991, P=0.047). In addition, univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the LMR was not associated with tumor pathologic regression. In conclusion, LMR is identified as a valuable prognostic marker for predicting the OS of LARC patients receiving CRT.

Keywords: lymphocyte-monocyte ratio; prognosis; rectal cancer; systemic inflammation.

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Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Figure 1
ROC for determination of the cutoff value for the LMR in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer with preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Abbreviations: ROC, receiver operating curve; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; AUC, area under the curve.
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Figure 2
(A) Kaplan–Meier curves of LMR for 3-year OS, (B) Kaplan–Meier curves of LMR for 3-year DFS. Abbreviations: LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; OS, overall survival; DFS, disease-free survival.
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