@article{TCR26207,
author = {Wanwan Li and Yang Chen and Xuelin Wang and Yan Shi and Guanghai Dai and Xiaorong Li},
title = {Pretreatment platelet to lymphocyte ratio is predictive of overall survival in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma},
journal = {Translational Cancer Research},
volume = {8},
number = {1},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: This study aimed to investigate whether the pretreatment platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is a significant prognostic factor in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Methods: A total of 134 histologically confirmed PDAC patients were included in our retrospective study. The data included treatment regimens, Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), and PLR. Kaplan-Meier curves and univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were applied to identify the prognostic factors associated with overall survival (OS).
Results: We used the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to set the cut-off value of the PLR. For the Kaplan-Meier analysis, the median overall survival in PDAC patients with a PLR of 123 or less was 19.7 months, whereas the values in those with a PLR greater than 123 was 13.7 months (P=0.014). PLR was a significant prognostic marker in the multivariate Cox model [hazard ratio (HR) =1.721, 95% CI: 1.162–2.550, P=0.007].
Conclusions: The PLR pretreatment had potential as prognostic indicator in patients with metastatic PDAC.},
issn = {2219-6803}, url = {https://tcr.amegroups.org/article/view/26207}
}