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Table 3 Predictors for poor pathologic tumor response (ypTNM II, III, and IV): multivariate analysis

From: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts pathologic tumor response and survival after preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer

  

HR (95% CI)

P

CEA (ng/mL)

<5

1

0.001

≥5

13.2 (2.8 - 62.1)

 

Tumor diameter (cm)

<3

1

0.03

≥3

3.6 (1.2 - 11.8)

 

NLR

<3

1

0.04

≥3

5.2 (1.1 - 26.5)

 

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

 

1.7 (0.3 - 11.8)

0.6

Neutrophil count (× 109 /L)

 

1.1 (0.8 - 1.6)

0.6

  1. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; NLR, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.
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