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SUBMITTER: Ding S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7468665 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ding Shanshan S Ma Jun J Song Xingguo X Dong Xiaohan X Xie Li L Song Xianrang X Liu Lisheng L
Journal of oncology 20200825
<h4>Background</h4>Procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have emerged as important markers of inflammation, and these markers, especially PCT and CRP, have been studied in patients with neutropenia. This study was designed to evaluate their value in differentiating infectious fever from tumor fever (TF) and to investigate their role in assessing outcomes in nonneutropenic lung cancer patients (NNLCPs).<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective clinical s ...[more]