Purpose <p>This study aimed to investigate the role of pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) in the prognosis assessment of <sup>177</sup>Lu-DOTATATE Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) treated patients with advanced metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).</p> Methods <p>Eligible PRRT-treated patients (n = 247, 2010–2019) were included. Pre-PRRT NLR and MLR were calculated from complete blood count data. Data on tumor characteristics, response to PRRT, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were evaluated using COXPH analyses.</p> Results <p>In NET patients, median values of NLR and MLR were 2.21 (IQR = 1.66–3.00) and 0.14 (IQR = 0.06–0.24), respectively. NLR showed significant positive association with G3 tumors (median = 3.64, IQR = 2.1–4.26, <i>p</i> = 0.022) and high <sup>18</sup>F-FDG avidity (SUVmax&gt;5) (median = 2.5, IQR = 1.82–3.56, <i>p</i> = 0.003). MLR was significantly associated with high disease burden (median = 0.18, IQR = 0.08–0.29, <i>p</i> = 0.0083). MLR distinguished between the PRRT non-responders with progressive disease and responders with complete/partial response (median 0.19 versus 0.12, <i>p</i> = 0.043) or responders with stable disease (median 0.19 versus 0.14, <i>p</i> = 0.045). The ratios independently correlated with disease progression and OS. Patients in NLR<sup>high</sup> (&gt;3.5) group displayed significantly shorter median PFS and OS (48 and 58 months) compared to NLR<sup>low</sup> (≤3.5) group (108 and 96 months) (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01). Patients in MLR<sup>high</sup> (&gt;0.25) group displayed significantly shorter median PFS and OS (40 and 52 months) compared to MLR<sup>low</sup> (≤0.25) group (108 and 102 months) (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01).</p> Conclusion <p>Pre-treatment NLR and MLR had an independent prognostic impact on disease progression and OS in PRRT-treated NET patients. This routine, inexpensive CBC-based test in the standard pre-PRRT workup demonstrates the prognostic value and may aid clinicians in the risk stratification of NET patients.</p>

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Evaluating the prognostic significance of the pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios in 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT treated patients with advanced metastatic neuroendocrine tumors

  • Mahesh K. Padwal,
  • Amir K. Nazar,
  • Rahul V. Parghane,
  • Sandip Basu,
  • Bhakti Basu

摘要

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the role of pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) in the prognosis assessment of 177Lu-DOTATATE Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) treated patients with advanced metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Methods

Eligible PRRT-treated patients (n = 247, 2010–2019) were included. Pre-PRRT NLR and MLR were calculated from complete blood count data. Data on tumor characteristics, response to PRRT, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were evaluated using COXPH analyses.

Results

In NET patients, median values of NLR and MLR were 2.21 (IQR = 1.66–3.00) and 0.14 (IQR = 0.06–0.24), respectively. NLR showed significant positive association with G3 tumors (median = 3.64, IQR = 2.1–4.26, p = 0.022) and high 18F-FDG avidity (SUVmax>5) (median = 2.5, IQR = 1.82–3.56, p = 0.003). MLR was significantly associated with high disease burden (median = 0.18, IQR = 0.08–0.29, p = 0.0083). MLR distinguished between the PRRT non-responders with progressive disease and responders with complete/partial response (median 0.19 versus 0.12, p = 0.043) or responders with stable disease (median 0.19 versus 0.14, p = 0.045). The ratios independently correlated with disease progression and OS. Patients in NLRhigh (>3.5) group displayed significantly shorter median PFS and OS (48 and 58 months) compared to NLRlow (≤3.5) group (108 and 96 months) (p < 0.01). Patients in MLRhigh (>0.25) group displayed significantly shorter median PFS and OS (40 and 52 months) compared to MLRlow (≤0.25) group (108 and 102 months) (p < 0.01).

Conclusion

Pre-treatment NLR and MLR had an independent prognostic impact on disease progression and OS in PRRT-treated NET patients. This routine, inexpensive CBC-based test in the standard pre-PRRT workup demonstrates the prognostic value and may aid clinicians in the risk stratification of NET patients.