Anemia and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are prognostic in p16-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with concurrent chemoradiation

Objectives: We investigated the prognostic value of pre-treatment hematological parameters in patients with p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous-cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Material and methods: Neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and hemoglobin concentration measure...

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Main Authors: Philippe Gorphe, Younès Chekkoury Idrissi, Yungan Tao, Antoine Schernberg, Dan Ou, Stéphane Temam, Odile Casiraghi, Pierre Blanchard, Haïtham Mirghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Papillomavirus Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405852117300861