Blood lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio identifies high-risk patients in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with R-CHOP.

BACKGROUND: Recent research has shown a correlation between immune microenvironment and lymphoma biology. This study aims to investigate the prognostic significance of the immunologically relevant lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in the rituximab era. METH...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Ming Li, Jia-Jia Huang, Yi Xia, Jian Sun, Ying Huang, Yu Wang, Ying-Jie Zhu, Ya-Jun Li, Wei Zhao, Wen-Xiao Wei, Tong-Yu Lin, Hui-Qiang Huang, Wen-Qi Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402437?pdf=render