Prognostic Impact of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet Count, CRP, and Albumin Levels in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with FOLFIRI-Bevacizumab


ARTAÇ M., UYSAL M., KARAAĞAÇ M., Korkmaz L., Er Z., Guler T., ...More

JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER, vol.48, no.2, pp.176-180, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12029-016-9879-4
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.176-180
  • Keywords: CRP, Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, Metastatic colorectal cancer, Bevacizumab, Systemic inflammation, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, LYMPHOCYTE RATIO, CHEMOTHERAPY, NEUTROPHIL, INDICATOR, CRITERIA
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is a lethal disease and fluorouracil-leucovorin-irinotecan (FOLFIRI) plus bevacizumab (bev) is a standard approach. Hence, there is a strong need for identifying new prognostic factors to show the efficacy of FOLFIRI-bev.