The neutrophil lymphocyte ratio is associated with breast cancer prognosis: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

OncoTargets and Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 5567-5575

  Wei, Bajin ^a,b   Yao, Minya ^a   Xing, Chunyang ^b   Wang, Wei ^b   Yao, Jia ^a   Hong, Yun ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Fu, Peifen ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Disease free survival; Inflammatory factor; Lymphocytopenia; Lymphocytosis; Neutrophilic leukocytosis; Neutrophilicgranulocytopenia; Overall survival; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METASTASIS; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OVERALL SURVIVAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 84988905011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S108419     Document Type: Review

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