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Meta-Analysis
. 2022 Sep-Oct;88(5):717-724.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.09.015. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Yahui Zhao  1 , Jiangbo Qin  2 , Zhaofeng Qiu  1 , Jianzhou Guo  1 , Wei Chang  1
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Meta-Analysis

Prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Yahui Zhao et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: New evidence suggests that the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes is associated with the prognosis of other carcinoma, but the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma remains controversial.

Objective: The objective of this meta-analysis was to clarify the prognostic effectiveness of the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods: According to the meta-analysis of the free guide, we searched EMBASE, Pubmed, the Cochrane Library databases. The ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients was evaluated using mean standard vehicle and confidence interval. The overall survival, disease-free survival and progression free survival of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma were expressed by standard mean carrier method and confidence interval. The risk ratio of 95% confidence interval was used as an evaluation index for patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Results: Eight studies, including 1780 patients, used a variety of different end values to classify the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes (range 1.78-4.0). Among the eight studies that reported risk ratio of the overall survival, the higher median value was 2.72, and 2 of 4 studies reported disease-free survival results. The critical value of ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes and overall survival deterioration (risk ratio = 1.68, 95% confidence interval 1.43-1.99, p < 0.001), disease-free survival (risk ratio = 2.09, 95% confidence interval 1.62-2.6, p < 0.001) and progression free survival (risk ratio = 1.92, 95% confidence interval 1.75-2.10, p < 0.001) was associated with with laryngeal aquamous cell carcinoma. The ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes had prognostic value for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Conclusion: The results of this meta-analysis showed that the increase of neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio was related to poor prognosis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio may serve as a cost-effective prognostic biomarker of poor prognosis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. More high-quality prospective trials are needed to assess the practicability of evaluating the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Keywords: Disease-free survival; Laryngeal cell carcinoma; Meta-analysis; Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; Overall survival.

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Literature screening flowchart.
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Overall survival rate and NLR ratio in LSCC.
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DFS and NLR ratio in LSCC.
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RFS and NLR ratio in LSCC.
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