Prognostic value of preoperative lymphocyte-related systemic inflammatory biomarkers in upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Growing evidence shows that the preoperative lymphocyte-related systemic inflammatory biomarkers are associated with the prognosis of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). These markers include neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (P...

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Main Authors: Yuan Shao, Wenxia Li, Dongwen Wang, Bo Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-02048-7