Bernardo L Rapoport, Annette J Theron, Daniel A Vorobiof, Lizanne Langenhoven, Jacqueline M Hall, Ronwyn I Van Eeden, Teresa Smit, Sze-Wai Chan, Michael C Botha, Johann I Raats, Margriet De Necker, Ronald Anderson
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Abstract
Aim: We investigated the prognostic potential of pretherapy measurement of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients (n = 56) with non-small-cell lung cancer deemed suitable for treatment with nivolumab.
Materials & methods: This was a multicenter, noninterventional, retrospective data analysis, involving five oncology centers.
Results: Patients with prenivolumab NLR values of <5 and ≥5 had respective median overall survival (OS) values of 14.5 and 7.02 months (p = 0.0026). Patients with ≤2 and >2 metastatic sites had median OS values of 11.4 and 6.1 months, respectively (p = 0.0174). A Cox multiple regression model revealed baseline NLR ≥5 as the only variable significantly associated with decreased OS (p < 0.0447).
Conclusion: Pretreatment elevated NLR values are associated with poor outcomes in patients with recurrent metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer treated with nivolumab.