Nadir/pre-chemoradiotherapy ratio of white blood-cell count can predict tumor response and recurrence-free survival in locally advanced rectal cancer: a multi-institutional analysis

Joo Hwan Lee,Jae-Uk Jeong,Sung-Hwan Kim,Taek-Keun Nam,Jong Hoon Lee,Songmi Jeong,Mina Yu,Hong Seok Jang

Nadir/pre-chemoradiotherapy ratio of white blood-cell count can predict tumor response and recurrence-free survival in locally advanced rectal cancer: a multi-institutional analysis

2019

Joo Hwan Lee
Jae-Uk Jeong
Sung-Hwan Kim
Taek-Keun Nam
Jong Hoon Lee
Songmi Jeong
Mina Yu
Hong Seok Jang

Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate whether change of white blood-cell (WBC) count before and during chemoradiotherapy (CRT) might be associated with susceptibility to radiation and tumor response.

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Medicine
General surgery
Radiation
Nadir
Colorectal cancer
Chemoradiotherapy
White blood cell
Confidence interval
Gastroenterology
Internal medicine
Receiver operating characteristic
Surgery
Odds ratio
Survival rate
Carcinoembryonic antigen

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