The association of pre-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with overall survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-154

  Bambury, R M ^a,c   Teo, M Y ^a   Power, D G ^a   Yusuf, A ^a   Murray, S ^a   Battley, J E ^a   Drake, C ^a   O'Dea, P ^a   Bermingham, N ^a   Keohane, C ^a   Grossman, S A ^b   Moylan, E J ^a   O'Reilly, S ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Glioblastoma multiforme; Immune response; Immunotherapy; Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOG PERFORMANCE STATUS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROSURGERY; NEUTROPHIL TO LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARIETAL LOBE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881151227     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-013-1164-9     Document Type: Article

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