Blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score-based analysis

Figure 1 Post-hepatectomy disease-free survival (A) and overall survival (B) of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with high or low neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. Separate curves are shown for the entire cohort (n = 526) and the propensity-matched cohort (n = 222). NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.

Figure 2 Comparison of survival of Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, stratified by preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and postoperative change in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.

Figure 3 Comparison of overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients stratified based on preoperative alpha-fetoprotein level and on high or low preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. Patients were grouped using alpha-fetoprotein cut-off values of 400 ng/mL (A), 200 ng/mL (B). Results are shown only for the entire cohort (n = 526). NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.