Is the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio a useful prognostic indicator in melanoma patients?

JT Cohen, TJ Miner, MP Vezeridis - Melanoma management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is gaining traction as a biomarker with utility in a
variety of malignancies including melanoma. Intact lymphocyte function is necessary for …

Basal neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with overall survival in melanoma

LS Lino-Silva, RA Salcedo-Hernández… - Melanoma …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Several studies have reported that a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated
with poor clinical outcomes in several cancers, but this ratio has not been thoroughly studied …

Elevated blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: a readily available biomarker associated with death due to disease in high risk nonmetastatic melanoma

JL Davis, RC Langan, KS Panageas, J Zheng… - Annals of surgical …, 2017 - Springer
Background Elevated peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated
with poor oncologic outcomes in patients with stage IV melanoma and other solid tumors …

Prognostic significance of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in melanoma patients: a meta-analysis

H Zhan, JY Ma, QC Jian - Clinica chimica acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Recently, the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has
been widely evaluated in many cancers. Here we assessed the prognostic value of …

[HTML][HTML] The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and locoregional melanoma: a multicentre cohort study

AV Robinson, C Keeble, MCI Lo, O Thornton… - Cancer Immunology …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inflammatory biomarker which is
useful in cancer prognostication. We aimed to investigate the differences in baseline NLR …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in melanoma: evidence from a PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis

Y Ding, S Zhang, J Qiao - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: A number of studies have investigated the prognostic impact of the neutrophil-
to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with melanoma but the results were controversial …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) as a predictor for recurrence in patients with stage III melanoma

J Ma, J Kuzman, A Ray, BO Lawson, B Khong… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a strong predictor for overall survival and disease free
survival in many cancers. Our study is the first investigation aiming to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Baseline neutrophil–lymphocyte and platelet–lymphocyte ratios as biomarkers of survival in cutaneous melanoma: a multicenter cohort study

RG Wade, AV Robinson, MCI Lo, C Keeble… - Annals of surgical …, 2018 - Springer
Background In the peripheral blood, the neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet–
lymphocyte ratio (PLR) change in response to malignancy. These biomarkers are …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic significance of baseline neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio in melanoma patients receiving immunotherapy

Y Li, Y Meng, H Sun, L Ye, F Zeng… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment in metastatic melanoma, but alternative
biomarkers that are economical, simple and reliable still need to be clarified. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] Baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and derived NLR could predict overall survival in patients with advanced melanoma treated with nivolumab

M Capone, D Giannarelli, D Mallardo… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Previous studies have suggested that elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
(NLR) is prognostic for worse outcomes in patients with a variety of solid cancers, including …