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- Title
Clinical Usefulness of the Platelet-to Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Angiosarcoma of the Face and Scalp.
- Authors
Gen Suzuki; Hideya Yamazaki; Norihiro Aibe; Koji Masui; Naomi Sasaki; Daisuke Shimizu; Takuya Kimoto; Jun Asai; Makoto Wada; Satoshi Komori; Norito Katoh; Kei Yamada
- Abstract
Angiosarcoma of the face and scalp (ASFS) is an extremely aggressive tumor that frequently metastasizes, often leading to death. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) are inflammatory markers that predict outcome of various cancers. We aimed to examine the relationship between pretreatment inflammatory markers and ASFS outcome. We included 17 patients with ASFS and a control group of 56 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals. Total white blood counts, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, and platelet counts were recorded; NLR, PLR, and LMR were calculated. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to calculate overall survival (OS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS). Optimal cut-off values for each inflammatory marker were calculated using receiver operating curve analysis. Median follow-up was 22 months (range, 6-75). There was a statistically significant difference in absolute neutrophil counts and NLR between patient and control groups. Two-year OS and DMFS rates were 41% and 35%, respectively. In patients with tumors < 10 cm, PLR was highly correlated with DMFS, with the 2-year DMFS for those with a high PLR being 50% compared with 100% for those with a low PLR (p = 0.06). This study suggests that PLR is superior to NLR and LMR, and is a clinically useful marker in patients with ASFS with small tumors.
- Subjects
ANGIOSARCOMA; FACE diseases; DISEASES; SCALP; LYMPHOCYTES; TUMORS; NEUTROPHILS
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 11, p2402
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms18112402