Prognostic Role of Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Different BCLC Stages: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with different Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages remains controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy of PLR on HCC prognosis. Five electronic databases were searched for clinical trials focusing on the role of PLR in the prognosis of HCC. A total of 297 potential studies were initially identified, and 9 studies comprising 2449 patients were finally enrolled to evaluate the association between the pretreatment PLR and clinical outcomes of overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and event occurrence in patients with HCC in different BCLC stages. An elevated pretreatment PLR indicated unfavorable worse OS (HR = 1.73; 95% CI: (1.46, 2.04); P<0.00001) and DFS (HR = 1.30; 95% CI: (1.06, 1.60); P=0.01). Subgroup analysis indicated that high PLR indicated poor OS among BCLC-B/C patients without heterogeneity, while PLR in BCLC-A patients indicated high statistical heterogeneity with I2 value of 78%. As for the correlation between PLR and event occurrence, high PLR was related to poor clinical event occurrence only among BCLC-C patients, though obvious heterogeneity was observed in all different BCLC stages. In conclusion, PLR may be a significant biomarker in the prognosis of HCC in different BCLC stages..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2018

Enthalten in:

Gastroenterology Research and Practice - (2018)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wan-fu Lin [VerfasserIn]
Mao-feng Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Yu-ren Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Huan Wang [VerfasserIn]
He-tong Zhao [VerfasserIn]
Bin-bin Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Chang-quan Ling [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology

doi:

10.1155/2018/5670949

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DOAJ050835602