TY - JOUR AU - Ethier, Josee-Lyne AU - Desautels, Danielle AU - Templeton, Arnoud AU - Shah, Prakesh S. AU - Amir, Eitan PY - 2017 DA - 2017/01/05 TI - Prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis JO - Breast Cancer Research SP - 2 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - The presence of a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been associated with increased mortality in several malignancies. Here, we quantify the effect of NLR on survival in patients with breast cancer, and examine the effect of clinicopathologic factors on its prognostic value. SN - 1465-542X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-016-0794-1 DO - 10.1186/s13058-016-0794-1 ID - Ethier2017 ER -