A novel preoperative plasma indicator to predict prognoses for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after radical esophagectomy: fibrinogen-to-lymphocyte ratio

• Published in: Cancer management and research Vol. 11; pp. 4719 - 4728
• Main Authors: Fan, Ningbo, Chen, Dongni, Zheng, Jiabo, Wen, Zhesheng, Lin, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.05.2019; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Analysis; Carcinoma; China; Development and progression; Elderly patients; Esophageal cancer; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Fibrin; Fibrinogen; Health aspects; lymphocyte; Lymphocytes; Medical research; Morbidity; Mortality; Original Research; Prognosis; prognostic indicator; Squamous cell carcinoma; Surgery; Tumors; China; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; fibrinogen; prognostic indicator; lymphocyte

The inflammatory microenvironment and hemostatic system are involved in several stages of tumor progression. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic effect of fibrinogen-to-lymphocyte ratio (FLR) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients who underwent radical esophagectomy. We...