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Culture of Bladder Cancer Organoids as Precision Medicine Tools
Published on: December 28, 2021
Prognostic Significance of the Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio in Bladder Cancer Undergoing Radical Cystectomy: A
Jian-Ying Ma1, Gang Hu1, Qin Liu1
1Department of Breast Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Huangshi Central Hospital of Edong Healthcare Group, Hubei Polytechnic University, No. 141, Tianjin Road, Huangshi, Hubei, China.
Introduction:
A growing number of studies have explored the association between the pretreatment lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and survival outcomes in various cancers. However, its prognostic significance on bladder cancer remains inconsistent. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the prognostic value of pretreatment LMR in bladder cancer.
Methods:
The MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and CNKI databases were comprehensively searched for relevant studies. A meta-analysis of overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), or cancer-specific survival (CSS) clinicopathological features was conducted.
Results:
Nine studies containing 5,638 cancer patients were analyzed in this meta-analysis. Patients with high LMR tended to have favourable OS (HR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.50-0.80, P < 0.001), RFS (HR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.38-0.91, P = 0.017), and CSS (HR: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.70-0.83, P < 0.001). Moreover, low LMR was highly correlated with age (≥60), differentiation (low), T stage (III-IV), lymph node metastasis (yes), and concomitant Cis (yes).
Conclusion:
Pretreatment LMR might be a useful predictor of survival outcomes in patients with bladder cancer.
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