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SUBMITTER: Zhang M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5610825 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Miao M Huang Xuan-Zhang XZ Song Yong-Xi YX Gao Peng P Sun Jing-Xu JX Wang Zhen-Ning ZN
BioMed research international 20170831
<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to evaluate the correlation of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>The PubMed and Embase databases were searched. Hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to summarize disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Odds ratio (OR) was used to summarize tumor clinicopathological characteristics.<h4>Results</h4>High PLR was associated with poor DFS and OS ( ...[more]