Objective: To investigate the prognostic value of preoperative lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) combined with serum carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and to explore the value of LMR-CA125 as a prognostic indicator for EOC patients. Methods: From January 2015 to December 2019, 120 EOC patients in Yancheng Second People's Hospital were enrolled in this study. LMR was calculated before operation, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to determine the cut-off value and grouping of LMR and CA125. The relationship between LMR-CA125 and clinicopathological factors for prognosis of EOC patients was analyzed in combination with follow-up survival. Results:(1) The cut-off values of LMR and CA125 were 3.9 and 37.5 U·ml-1, respectively. Patients were divided into three groups: group 0 (LMR≥3.9, CA125<37.5 U·ml-1), group 1 [(LMR≥3.9, CA125≥37.5 U·ml-1) or (LMR<3.9, CA125<37.5 U·ml-1)], and group 2 (LMR<3.9, CA125≥37.5 U·ml-1)]. The area under curve (AUC) of LMR-CA125 was higher than that of LMR and CA125 (Z=3.027, P=0.003; Z=2.997, P=0.003). (2) There were significant differences in age, FIGO stage, degree of differentiation and lymph node metastasis among different groups of LMR-CA125 (all P<0.05).(3) Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that FIGO stage (Ⅲ-Ⅳ vs.Ⅰ-Ⅱ, HR=5.680, 95% CI: 2.557-12.616, P<0.001), differentiation degree (poor vs. moderate-good, HR=5.265, 95%CI: 2.787-9.945, P<0.001), lymph node metastasis (yes vs. no, HR=1.989, 95% CI: 1.152-3.432, P=0.014) and LMR-CA125 (group 2 vs. group 0, HR=5.006, 95% CI: 2.587-9.687, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for the prognosis of EOC patients. Conclusion:LMR-CA125 can be used as an effective predictor of the prognosis of EOC patients. High LMR-CA125 indicates poor prognosis. |
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