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Prognostic value of neutrophil-lymphocite ratio in resected high risk colorectal cancer: An analysis of adjuvant TOSCA trial

Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Background: Prognostic factors in resected colon cancer (CC) guide adjuvant therapy and intensity of follow up. Inflammation parameters as C-reactive protein and neutrophil counts in relation to lymphocyte number (neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio: NLR) have been correlated with poor prognosis in advanced tumors. To confirm the prognostic value of a prechemoterapy NLR in adjuvant setting, we performed a retrospective analysis of high risk stage II and stage III resected CC patients randomized into the TOSCA phase 3 trial comparing 3 or 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: patients randomized in TOSCA trial with data available for NLR analysis before chemotherapy were included. A recursive partitioning analysis was performed to identify the best cut-off that better discriminates patients in terms of relapse-free survival (RFS). According to this cut-off, RFS and overall survival (OS) hazard ratios (HR) for NLR were calculated and adjusted for age, sex, treatment type (XELOX vs FOLFOX) and duration (3 vs 6 months), grade, stage, performance status (PS), site and CEA level. Results: Out of 3759 subjects randomized in the TOSCA trial, 1590 were included in the efficacy analysis. Mean NLR was 2.1 (median 1.8; range 0.3-24.0). Among patients analysed, 17.4% relapsed and 12.2% died. The best NLR cut off detect in this analysis population is 2.33. However, only age, PS, stage III and CEA levels were associated with RFS and OS in multivariate analysis, but not NLR>2.33 (RFS: HR = 1.17, 95%CI 0.90-1.51; P = 0.24, OS: HR = 1.16 95%CI 0.84-1.61; P = 0.38). Site was also correlated with poor OS. Conclusions: Prechemotherapy NLR is not significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with CC undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy. Resection of primary tumor and the associated reduced inflammatory stimulus may explain the lack of correlation with prognosis of NLR. Baseline evaluation, before surgery, likely represents the better timing to collect this information in cancer patients. Legal entity responsible for the study: GISCAD. Funding: Has not received any funding. Disclosure: All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy281.069
Authors: F. Petrelli, G. Rosati, M. Banzi, M.G. Zampino, N. Pella, M. Di Bartolomeo, E. Maiello, P. Bidoli, D. Ferrari, L. Rimassa, R. Labianca, M. Scartozzi, S. Lonardi, S. de Placido, A. Zaniboni, A. Sobrero, L.G. Frassineti, N. Silvestris, D. Corsi, F. Galli, S. Barni
Institutions: Azienda Ospedaliera Treviglio, Ospedale San Carlo, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, European Institute of Oncology, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Ospedale San Paolo, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, University of Cagliari, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Federico II University Hospital, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Istituto Tumori Bari, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Bergamo Ovest
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,080
OpenAlex ID: W2898554668
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