Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Background: Platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is considered as predictor for chemotherapy response in locally advanced breast cancer undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the platelet/lymphocyte ratio and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy response in patients with locally advanced breast cancer at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital Palembang.
Methods: This study is a prognostic test of the platelet/lymphocyte ratio accuracy to predict the response of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. The study included 113 subjects.
Results: From 113 patients, the PLR cut off point value was 206.83 with an under curve area (AUC) of 91.8%. The results of the PLR prognostic test were sensitivity of 98%, specificity of 87%, Positive Predictive Value of 95%, Negative Predictive Value of 93%, and 95% of accuracy. There was a significant relationship between PLR and chemotherapy response in patients with locally advanced breast cancer (p = 0.000).
Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between PLR on chemotherapy response. PLR can be used as a predictor of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy response with a good degree of accuracy.
Keywords
Article Details
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.