Table 5 Chemotherapy response rate according to the alteration in NLR and PLR before the second cycle of treatment
Response | NLR | PLR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 (N = 41) | Group 2 (N = 8) | Group 3 (N = 6) | p value | Group 1 (N = 31) | Group 2 (N = 11) | Group 3 (N = 13) | p value | |
Objective response rate (CR + PR), % (cases) | 20% (8) | 25% (2) | 0 (0) | 0.070 | 19% (6) | 18% (2) | 0 (0) | 0.126 |
Disease control rate (CR + PR + SD), % (cases) | 56% (23) | 38% (3) | 0 (0) | 0.038* | 61% (19) | 45% (5) | 15% (2) | 0.025* |