The pan-immune-inflammation-value (PIV) is a comprehensive biomarker that integrates different peripheral blood cell subsets. The present study aimed to evaluate the prognostic ability of PIV in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) undergoing chemoradiotherapy. PIV was assessed using the following equation: (Neutrophil count × platelet count × monocyte count)/lymphocyte count.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the predictive capability of clinical parameters for long-term chemotherapy benefits among stage IIIB-IV non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients without sensitive mutations.
Patients And Methods: We investigated the clinical features of 206 stage IIIB-IV non-squamous NSCLC patients without sensitive mutations and assessed their predictive value for disease control rate (DCR) at 6 and 12 months post-treatment.
Results: Seventy-two patients received docetaxel and platinum-based chemotherapy while 134 received pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy.