Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicted Long-Term Chemotherapy Benefits In Stage IIIB-IV Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Without Sensitive Mutations.

Purpose: 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.