Kaneko Yuka, Kaneshiro Miyuki, Watanabe Hideki
Department of Gastroenterology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital.
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2023;120(10):837-844. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.120.837.
This study aimed to investigate the significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a prognostic predictor by reporting 21 patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atezo/Bev) as the first line of treatment. The optimal cut-off value of NLR was 2.25 with Atezo/Bev, and patients with NLR of ≥2.25 had a shorter progression free survival (PFS) (199 vs. 393 days, p=0.009) compared to patients with NLR of <2.25. NLR was positively correlated with C-reactive protein (r=0.525, p=0.016). The high NLR group demonstrated a shorter PFS than the low NLR group. NLR may be a useful predictive biomarker of the first-line Atezo/Bev treatment for unresectable HCC.
本研究旨在通过报告21例接受阿替利珠单抗联合贝伐单抗(阿替利珠单抗/贝伐单抗)作为一线治疗的不可切除肝细胞癌(HCC)患者,探讨中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(NLR)作为预后预测指标的意义。阿替利珠单抗/贝伐单抗治疗时NLR的最佳临界值为2.25,NLR≥2.25的患者与NLR<2.25的患者相比,无进展生存期(PFS)更短(199天对393天,p=0.009)。NLR与C反应蛋白呈正相关(r=0.525,p=0.016)。高NLR组的PFS低于低NLR组。NLR可能是不可切除HCC一线阿替利珠单抗/贝伐单抗治疗的有用预测生物标志物。