Low lymphocyte monocyte ratio after neoadjuvant therapy predicts poor survival after pancreatectomy in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer |
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Authors: | Manabu Kawai Seiko Hirono Ken-ichi Okada Motoki Miyazawa Atsushi Shimizu Yuji Kitahata Ryohei Kobayashi Masaki Ueno Shinya Hayami Kensuke Tanioka Hiroki Yamaue |
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Affiliation: | 1. Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan;2. Clinical Study Support Center, Wakayama Medical University Hospital, Japan |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe impact of systemic immune inflammatory markers to predict survival in patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer has not been sufficiently investigated. This study aims to evaluate whether systemic immune inflammatory markers after neoadjuvant therapy followed by pancreatectomy become preoperative prognostic factors to predict survival in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed 67 borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy and 58 borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery between 2010 and 2016. The association between survival and systemic immune inflammatory markers was evaluated by univariate and multivariate analysis. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, and prognostic nutrition index were assessed as systemic immune inflammatory markers.ResultsIn univariate analysis, the postneoadjuvant neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, and prognostic nutrition index are significantly associated with survival as systemic immune inflammatory markers. The optimal cutoff value of the postneoadjuvant neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, and prognostic nutrition index were 2.5, 3.0, and 45, respectively. Patients with a lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio <3.0 had significantly poor survival compared with those who had a lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio ≥3.0 (14.9 months vs 31.7 months, P = .006). The multivariate analysis identified the following as predictors of poor prognosis: postneoadjuvant lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio <3.0 (HR 2.59; 95% CI 1.02–6.58; P = .045), T4 (HR 1.82; 95% CI 1.11–3.01; P = .029), lymph node status (HR 2.62; 95% CI 1.24–5.51; P = .012), and no completion of adjuvant therapy (HR 7.09; 95% CI 3.08–16.4; P < .001).ConclusionA low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio after neoadjuvant therapy is useful prognostic information for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. This result might indicate a potential role of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratios in stratification of treatment strategy in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients. |
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Keywords: | Reprint requests: Hiroki Yamaue MD PhD Second Department of Surgery School of Medicine Wakayama Medical University 811-1 Kimiidera Wakayama 641-8510 Japan. |
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