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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2015; 21(20): 6280-6286
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6280
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6280
Significance of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer
Liang Yu, Cheng-Yu Lv, Ai-Hua Yuan, Wei Chen, An-Wei Wu, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Lv CY designed the research; Yu L and Wu AW performed the research; Yuan AH and Che W carried out the data collection and analysis; Yu L drafted the manuscript; Lv CY revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content.
Supported by Nanjing Science and Technology Project, No. 201106016.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest to disclose.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Cheng-Yu Lv, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu Province, China. lcy_1234@aliyun.com
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Received: November 30, 2014
Peer-review started: November 30, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: February 2, 2015
Accepted: March 18, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
Processing time: 180 Days and 18.4 Hours
Peer-review started: November 30, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: February 2, 2015
Accepted: March 18, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
Processing time: 180 Days and 18.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This research preliminarily investigated the relationship between the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and gastric cancer. The results revealed that a high NLR corresponded to poor prognosis of gastric cancer patients. Furthermore, preoperative NLR could be used as a prognostic factor for these patients.