Prognostic value of pretreatment procalcitonin and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.

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Cancer Biology & Therapy Pub Date : 2024-12-31 Epub Date: 2024-03-27 DOI:10.1080/15384047.2024.2331273

Dongfang Chen, Jianlin Xu, Yizhuo Zhao, Baohui Han, Runbo Zhong

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Abstract

Background: To investigate the influence of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and procalcitonin (PCT) on progression-free survival (PFS) in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients.

Method: A total of 100 extensive-stage SCLC patients were enrolled in our study. Patients were stratified according to the median values of pretreatment NLR and PCT levels: low NLR group (NLR ≤3.17), high NLR group (NLR＞3.17), low PCT group (PCT ≤0.06; ng/ml), high PCT group (PCT＞0.06; ng/ml). The Kaplan-Meier method and multivariable Cox regression model were used to reveal the prognostic effects of pretreatment NLR and PCT on PFS.

Results: The median PFS of the total extensive-stage SCLC patients was 6.0 months. The median PFS of low pretreatment NLR group (NLR ≤3.17) was not significantly different from that of high pretreatment NLR group (6.2 months vs 5.8 months; p = .675). Patients with low pretreatment PCT (PCT ≤0.06; ng/ml) had significantly better PFS than patients with high pretreatment PCT (PCT＞0.06; ng/ml) (6.9 months vs 5.7 months; p = .043). With the multivariable Cox regression analysis, the response to first-line chemotherapy (p ≤ .001) and pretreatment PCT (HR = 0.516; 95%CI 0.326-0.817; p = .005) were identified as independent factors associated with PFS.

Conclusion: Pretreatment PCT is an independent factor associated with PFS in extensive-stage SCLC patients treated with first-line chemotherapy, but pretreatment NLR reflects no significant prognostic value in our study.

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广泛期小细胞肺癌治疗前降钙素原和中性粒细胞-淋巴细胞比值的预后价值

研究背景目的：探讨治疗前中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值（NLR）和降钙素原（PCT）对广泛期小细胞肺癌（SCLC）患者无进展生存期（PFS）的影响：我们的研究共招募了100名广泛期小细胞肺癌（SCLC）患者。根据治疗前NLR和PCT水平的中位值对患者进行分层：低NLR组（NLR≤3.17）、高NLR组（NLR＞3.17）、低PCT组（PCT≤0.06；ng/ml）、高PCT组（PCT＞0.06；ng/ml）。采用Kaplan-Meier方法和多变量Cox回归模型揭示治疗前NLR和PCT对PFS的预后影响：结果：所有广泛期SCLC患者的中位PFS为6.0个月。低NLR组（NLR≤3.17）的中位生存期与高NLR组（6.2个月 vs 5.8个月；P = .675）无显著差异。治疗前PCT较低的患者（PCT≤0.06；ng/ml）的PFS明显优于治疗前PCT较高的患者（PCT＞0.06；ng/ml）（6.9个月 vs 5.7个月；p = .043）。通过多变量考克斯回归分析，发现对一线化疗的反应（p ≤ .001）和治疗前PCT（HR = 0.516; 95%CI 0.326-0.817; p = .005）是与PFS相关的独立因素：结论：对于接受一线化疗的广泛期SCLC患者而言，治疗前PCT是与PFS相关的独立因素，但在我们的研究中，治疗前NLR并不具有显著的预后价值。

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Cancer Biology & Therapy 医学-肿瘤学

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