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Erschienen in: International Journal of Clinical Oncology 2/2018

31.10.2017 | Original Article

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio after pazopanib treatment predicts response in patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma

verfasst von: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tomotake Okuma, Hiroyuki Oka, Toshihide Hirai, Takahiro Ohki, Masachika Ikegami, Ryoko Sawada, Yusuke Shinoda, Toru Akiyama, Kenji Sato, Satoshi Abe, Hirotaka Kawano, Takahiro Goto, Sakae Tanaka

Erschienen in: International Journal of Clinical Oncology | Ausgabe 2/2018

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Abstract

Background

Pazopanib is a multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is used to treat advanced soft-tissue sarcoma, and its efficacy has been confirmed in several clinical trials, although no clinically useful biomarkers have been identified. In other cancers, the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) are associated with chemotherapy response and prognosis. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the associations of pazopanib response with NLR, PLR, and LMR among patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma.

Methods

Data regarding NLR, PLR, and LMR were obtained for 25 patients who received pazopanib for soft-tissue sarcoma. The patients were categorized according to their values for NLR (≥3.8 vs. <3.8), PLR (≥230 vs. <230), and LMR (≥2.4 vs. <2.4), and we evaluated the associations of these markers with progression-free survival and overall survival using Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox proportional models.

Results

No significant differences in progression-free survival or overall survival were observed based on the pre-treatment NLR, PLR, and LMR values. However, decreased NLR values after treatment using pazopanib were independently associated with significantly prolonged progression-free survival (hazard ratio: 0.07, p = 0.001) and overall survival (hazard ratio: 0.17, p = 0.0006).

Conclusions

Decreased NLR values after treatment using pazopanib may predict high efficacy and favorable outcomes among patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma.
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Metadaten
Titel
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio after pazopanib treatment predicts response in patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma
verfasst von
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Tomotake Okuma
Hiroyuki Oka
Toshihide Hirai
Takahiro Ohki
Masachika Ikegami
Ryoko Sawada
Yusuke Shinoda
Toru Akiyama
Kenji Sato
Satoshi Abe
Hirotaka Kawano
Takahiro Goto
Sakae Tanaka
Publikationsdatum
31.10.2017
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
International Journal of Clinical Oncology / Ausgabe 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1341-9625
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-7772
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-017-1199-6

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