Role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in prediction of Gleason score upgrading and disease upstaging in low-risk prostate cancer patients eligible for active surveillance


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GÖKCE M. İ., Tangal S., Hamidi N., SÜER E., Ibis M. A., Beduk Y.

CUAJ-CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, cilt.10, sa.11-12, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Introduction: Active surveillance (AS) is an option for management of low-risk prostate cancer (PCa). However, grade and stage progression is an important consideration. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a useful marker of cancer-related inflammation. In this study, we aimed to identify the roles of neutrophil count (NC), lymphocyte count (LC), and NLR to predict Gleason score (GS) upgrading, disease upstaging, and biochemical recurrence rates (BCR) in low-risk PCa patients.