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Chinese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics(Electronic Edition) ›› 2017, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (05): 532 -538. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1673-5250.2017.05.006

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Original Article

Association between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and prognosis of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer

Ying Tang1, Jun Li2, Fan Xu2, Huiquan Hu2,()   

  1. 1. Department of Gynecology, Second Clinical School of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China;North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
    2. Department of Gynecology, Second Clinical School of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2017-06-24 Revised:2017-08-19 Published:2017-10-01
  • Corresponding author: Huiquan Hu
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Objective

To explore the association between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and prognosis of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

Methods

A total of 214 patients with EOC who underwent initial surgical resection between January 2005 to January 2015 in Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College were selected as research subjects. Clinical data of all subjects were collected by retrospective analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of MLR predicting overall survival (OS) time in patients with EOC was drawn. The optimal cut-off value of MLR predicting OS time in patients with EOC was determined by ROC curve, and the EOC patients were categorized into two group according to the optimal cut-off value of MLR. The clinicopathological features and OS time of the 2 groups were compared statistically. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the factors that might affect OS time in patients with EOC.

Results

①According to the ROC curve of MLR predicting OS time in patients with EOC, the optimal cut-off value of MLR predicting OS time in patients with EOC was 0.26. Accordingly, all the 214 EOC patients were categorized into the high MLR group (n=128, MLR≥0.26) and low MLR group (n=86, MLR<0.26). There were no significant differences between two groups in the age, weight, body mass index (BMI) (P>0.05). ②The rates of patients with ≥62 years old, serous ovarian cancer histopathological type, Federation International of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ, the fatality rate, and the serum carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) level, white blood cell count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in high MLR group all were higher those in low MLR group, and all the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). There were no significant differences between 2 groups in the rates of satisfactory ovarian cancer cytoreductive surgery and combined with ascites, and hemoglobin level (P>0.05). ③The OS time of low MLR group was 87 months, which was obviously longer than that of high MLR group 38 months, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=67.166, P<0.001). ④The multivariate Cox analysis results showed that FIGO stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ, serous ovarian cancer histopathological type, non-satisfactory ovarian cancer cytoreductive surgery, serum CA125 level≥35 U/mL, MLR≥0.26, NLR and PLR all were independent risk factors of OS time in EOC patients (HR=8.370, 95%CI: 5.094-13.753, P<0.001; HR=1.851, 95%CI: 1.171-2.924, P=0.008; HR=0.345, 95%CI: 0.234-0.507, P<0.001; HR=2.434, 95%CI: 1.538-3.851, P<0.001; HR=3.364, 95%CI: 2.145-5.276, P<0.001; HR=1.106, 95%CI: 1.020-1.199, P=0.015; HR=0.998, 95%CI: 0.996-1.000, P=0.021).

Conclusions

MLR is an independent prognostic factor affecting the survival of patients with EOC. Since this study is a retrospective study and the sample size is relatively small, the authenticity and accuracy of MLR predicting the prognosis of EOC patients should be confirmed by multicenter, large sample and randomized controlled studies.

图1 单核细胞与淋巴细胞比值预测上皮性卵巢癌患者总体生存期的受试者工作特征曲线
表1 低MLR组与高MLR组上皮性卵巢癌患者的临床病理学特征比较
图2 2组上皮性卵巢癌患者总体生存曲线比较
表2 上皮性卵巢癌患者总体生存期影响因素的Cox回归分析的变量含义及其赋值
表3 上皮性卵巢癌患者总体生存期影响因素的单因素Cox回归分析结果
表4 上皮性卵巢癌患者总体生存期影响因素的多因素Cox回归分析结果
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