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Table 5 Literature review of significant inflammatory prognostic factors for overall survival or disease-free survival on multivariate analysis

From: The pretreatment erythrocyte sedimentation rate predicts survival outcomes after surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma

Study (Ref.)

No.

Site

Treatment (No.)

Prognostic factors

Nakamura [19]

102

All

OP (100) or RT (2) ± CXT (15)

CRP (≤0.3 vs. > 0.3 mg/dL)

Szkandera [20]

304

All

OP (111) or OP + RT (193) ± CXT (39)

CRP (< 0.69 vs. ≥0.69 mg/dL)

Choi [21]

162

Extremity

OP (90) or OP + RT (72) ± CXT (43)

ESR (≤10 vs. > 10 mm/h)

    

CRP (≤0.2 vs. > 0.2 mg/dL)

Szkandera [22]

260

All

OP (93) or OP + RT (167) ± CXT (35)

NLR (< 3.58 vs. ≥3.58)

Idowu [23]

83

All

OP (55) or OP + RT (28) ± CXT (6)

NLR (< 5 vs. ≥5)

This study

99

Extremity

OP + RT (58) ± CXT (41)

ESR (≤15 vs. > 15 mm/h)

  1. Abbreviations: OP operation, RT radiotherapy, CXT chemotherapy, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, NLR neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio