Prognostic Value of the C-Reactive Protein/Lymphocyte Ratio in Pancreatic Cancer.

Annals of Surgical Oncology
Zhiyao FanXianjun Yu

Abstract

Many inflammatory markers can be used for the prognostication of pancreatic cancer, but which combination of inflammatory factors may be the best remains unclear. This study focused on the potential feasibility of the newly discovered C-reactive protein (CRP)/lymphocyte ratio (CLR) as a prognostic biomarker for patients with pancreatic cancer. The study enrolled 997 patients with pancreatic cancer. Six combinations of inflammatory markers, namely, the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), the CRP/albumin ratio (CAR), the neutrophil/albumin ratio (NAR), the platelet/albumin ratio (PAR), and CLR, were examined to determine which combination offers the highest accuracy for predicting poor survival by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The prognostic value of the CLR was analyzed by uni- and multivariate analyses. The newly developed CLR was more accurate than the NLR, PLR, CAR, NAR, and PAR in predicting survival. The optimal cutoff value for the CLR was calculated to be 1.8 for survival. A CLR higher than 1.8 was associated with poor survival in both the univariate (hazard ratio [HR] 2.00; P < 0.001) and multivariate (HR 1.73; P < 0.001) analyses. In addition, a CLR higher than 1.8...Continue Reading

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