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The importance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio before and after radiation in breast cancer patients Cover

The importance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio before and after radiation in breast cancer patients

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|Jul 2025

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Table 1:

Descriptive Statistics – Patient Characteristics.

N = 56%
Median age (years)53.42(32–75)
Sex
Female56100
Male00
Age group
>405191.07
≤4058.93
Comorbidity
No1221.43
Diabetes58.93
Hypertension2951.79
Diabetes + hypertension1017.86
Stage
I23.57
IA35.36
II814.29
IIA610.71
IIB1323.21
III11.79
IIIA1526.79
IIIB23.57
IIIC610.71
Histopathologic type
Ductal carcinoma3155.36
Non-ductal carcinoma2544.64
Grade
Grade 147.14
Grade 23053.57
Grade 32239.29
Chemotherapy cycle
Four cycles610.71
Six cycles1119.64
Eight cycle3969.64
Radiotherapy fractions
252951.79
282035.71
30712.50
Figure 1:

The overall survival of treated patients by years.

Figure 2:

Percentage of lymphocyte and neutrophil values before and after treatment.

Table 2:

NLR pre- and post-treatment for grouped by stades, gradus and treatment fractions.

Pre-treatmentPost-treatment
I1.622.63
IA1.952.48
II1.924.11
IIA2.933.39
IIB1.582.67
III2.101.36
IIIA2.013.03
IIIB1.561.80
IIIC1.902.25
Pre-treatmentPost-treatment
Grade 11.782.52
Grade 21.863.10
Grade 32.052.58
Pre-treatmentPost-treatment
251.462.23
282.573.92
302.012.38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2024-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1792-362X | Journal ISSN: 1792-345X
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 52
Submitted on: Jun 15, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 2, 2024
Published on: Jul 12, 2025
Published by: Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2025 Behar Raci, Snezana Stojkovska, Meleq Bahtijari, Gezim Hodolli, Gazmend Nafez, Burim Uka, Diellor Rizaj, published by Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
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