persistent elevation of postoperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio a better predictor of survival in gastric cancer than elevated preoperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio

Postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio change (NLRc) reflects the dynamic change of balance between host inflammatory response and immune response after treatment. The analysis revealed a higher predictive power for correlating patient survival with the NLRc compared with iNLR. The NLRc could be a better indicator than iNLR for predicting survival in patients with gastric cancer. Scatter...