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Orthotopic Implantation and Peripheral Immune Cell Monitoring in the II-45 Syngeneic Rat Mesothelioma Model
Published on: October 2, 2015
The value of inflammatory parameters in the prognosis of malignant mesothelioma
Ozlem Abakay1, Abdullah Cetin Tanrikulu, Yilmaz Palanci
1Department of Chest Diseases, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Objective:
This study investigated the relationship between potential prognostic parameters that may be associated with increased inflammation and survival in patients with malignant mesothelioma (MM).
Methods:
This retrospective study assessed potential prognostic parameters measured at the time of MM diagnosis. Data on asbestos exposure, histopathological subtype of MM and laboratory parameters were collected.
Results:
In 155 patients with MM (90 male), mean survival time was 13.9 months. In univariate analysis, age ≥ 60 years and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ≥ 3 were associated with significantly shortened median survival times. In multivariate analysis, nonepithelial subtype, red cell distribution width (RDW) ≥ 20% and NLR ≥ 3 were associated with significantly shortened median survival times. Mortality rate was increased 2.77-, 1.67- and 1.52-fold in patients with RDW ≥ 20%, NLR ≥ 3 and nonepithelial subtype, respectively. Nonepithelial subtype, white blood cell count ≥ 11 200 µl and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio ≥ 300 at baseline were associated with a heightened NLR value.
Conclusions:
The NLR and RDW were significant predictive factors for MM prognosis.
