Can the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio be used to predict recurrence and progression of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer?

The aim of our study was to evaluate whether neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a predictor of disease progression and recurrence in patients with primary non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). This was a prospective study of 86 patients with newly diagnosed NMIBC. The patients were classi...

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Main Authors: Sebahattin Albayrak, Kursad Zengin, Serhat Tanik, Muhittin Atar, Serhat Haluk Unal, M. Abdurrahim Imamoglu, Mesut Gurdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16300663