Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios as Prognostic Biomarkers in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab

Systemic inflammation is a key risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression and poor outcomes. Inflammatory markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) may have prognostic value in HCC treated with standard of care atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atezo-Bev). We conducted a multicenter, international retrospective cohort study of patients with unresectable HCC treated with Atezo-Bev to assess the association of NLR and PLR with overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and objective response rates. Patients with NLR ≥ 5 had a significantly shorter OS (9.38 vs. 16.79 months, p < 0.001) and PFS (4.90 vs. 7.58 months, p = 0.03) compared to patients with NLR < 5. NLR ≥ 5 was an independent prognosticator of worse OS (HR 2.01, 95% CI 1.22−3.56, p = 0.007) but not PFS. PLR ≥ 300 was also significantly associated with decreased OS (9.38 vs. 15.72 months, p = 0.007) and PFS (3.45 vs. 7.11 months, p = 0.04) compared to PLR < 300, but it was not an independent prognosticator of OS or PFS. NLR and PLR were not associated with objective response or disease control rates. NLR ≥ 5 independently prognosticated worse survival outcomes and is worthy of further study and validation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 14(2022), 23 vom: 26. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Yue Linda [VerfasserIn]
Fulgenzi, Claudia Angela Maria [VerfasserIn]
D'Alessio, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Cheon, Jaekyung [VerfasserIn]
Nishida, Naoshi [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Anwaar [VerfasserIn]
Wietharn, Brooke [VerfasserIn]
Cammarota, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Pressiani, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Personeni, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Pinter, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Scheiner, Bernhard [VerfasserIn]
Balcar, Lorenz [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yi-Hsiang [VerfasserIn]
Phen, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Naqash, Abdul Rafeh [VerfasserIn]
Vivaldi, Caterina [VerfasserIn]
Salani, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Masi, Gianluca [VerfasserIn]
Bettinger, Dominik [VerfasserIn]
Vogel, Arndt [VerfasserIn]
Schönlein, Martin [VerfasserIn]
von Felden, Johann [VerfasserIn]
Schulze, Kornelius [VerfasserIn]
Wege, Henning [VerfasserIn]
Galle, Peter R [VerfasserIn]
Kudo, Masatoshi [VerfasserIn]
Rimassa, Lorenza [VerfasserIn]
Singal, Amit G [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Rohini [VerfasserIn]
Cortellini, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Gaillard, Vincent E [VerfasserIn]
Chon, Hong Jae [VerfasserIn]
Pinato, David J [VerfasserIn]
Ang, Celina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Immunotherapy
Inflammatory markers
Journal Article
NLR
PLR

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers14235834

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350095221