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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 8-11 |
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Prognostic value of baseline white blood cell count and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio in carcinoma cervix
Amani Bhogadi, Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Alluri Krishnam Raju
Department of Radiation Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo, American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Amani Bhogadi
Department of Radiation Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road number 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Telangana.
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/bjoc.bjoc_10_21
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Aims: To evaluate the impact of baseline white blood cell (WBC) count and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in carcinoma cervix patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. Settings and Design: Retrospective cohort study, original research article in Department of Radiation Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer hospital. Materials and Methods: Patients of squamous cell carcinoma cervix treated with radical chemoradiotherapy from January 2017 to August 2017 were included in the analysis. All patients had baseline blood counts, local imaging, and metastatic workup at diagnosis. Patients received external beam radiotherapy to a total dose of 50 Gy in 25 fractions along with weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2) and brachytherapy (21 Gy in 3 fractions). Baseline WBC counts and baseline NLR were correlated with outcomes using chi square test and receiver operating characteristic curves. Statistical analysis used: The patients were divided into two groups based on high-baseline WBC count and normal-baseline WBC count. Baseline WBC counts and baseline NLR were correlated with patterns of recurrence using chi square test. The sensitivity and specificity of prognostic factors for recurrence were computed using ROC curves. Results: The NLR cut-off value of 3.47 had high sensitivity and specificity for predicting recurrence in these patients. Majority of the recurrences in patients having high WBC count and high NLR were distant recurrences. Conclusions: A high-baseline WBC count and high NLR resulted in higher rates of recurrence and inferior survival in carcinoma cervix patients in our study. These biomarkers can be used as predictors of outcomes in carcinoma cervix. |
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