Post-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting prognosis in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma receiving sunitinib as first line therapy

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Park, Yong Hyun ^a   Ku, Ja Hyeon ^b   Kwak, Cheol ^b   Kim, Hyeon Hoe ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; Renal cell carcinoma; Response; Sunitinib

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903944641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-243     Document Type: Article

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