A Low Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio Predicts Unfavorable Prognosis in Pathological T3N0 Rectal Cancer Patients Following Total Mesorectal Excision

A Low Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio Predicts Unfavorable Prognosis in Pathological T3N0 Rectal Cancer Patients Following Total Mesorectal Excision

Neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision (TME) is the standard treatment option for stage II and III rectal cancer. However, for pT3N0 rectal cancer patients who receive upfront TME, the lack of an efficient method to predict their prognosis hampers postoperative treatmen...

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Main Authors: Xiao, Wei-Wei, Zhang, Lu-Ning, You, Kai-Yun, Huang, Rong, Yu, Xin, Ding, Pei-Rong, Gao, Yuan-Hong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466410/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466410/

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