TY - JOUR
T1 - Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios as Prognostic Biomarkers in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab
AU - Wu, Yue Linda
AU - Fulgenzi, Claudia Angela Maria
AU - D’Alessio, Antonio
AU - Cheon, Jaekyung
AU - Nishida, Naoshi
AU - Saeed, Anwaar
AU - Wietharn, Brooke
AU - Cammarota, Antonella
AU - Pressiani, Tiziana
AU - Personeni, Nicola
AU - Pinter, Matthias
AU - Scheiner, Bernhard
AU - Balcar, Lorenz
AU - Huang, Yi Hsiang
AU - Phen, Samuel
AU - Naqash, Abdul Rafeh
AU - Vivaldi, Caterina
AU - Salani, Francesca
AU - Masi, Gianluca
AU - Bettinger, Dominik
AU - Vogel, Arndt
AU - Schönlein, Martin
AU - von Felden, Johann
AU - Schulze, Kornelius
AU - Wege, Henning
AU - Galle, Peter R.
AU - Kudo, Masatoshi
AU - Rimassa, Lorenza
AU - Singal, Amit G.
AU - Sharma, Rohini
AU - Cortellini, Alessio
AU - Gaillard, Vincent E.
AU - Chon, Hong Jae
AU - Pinato, David J.
AU - Ang, Celina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Systemic inflammation is a key risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression and poor outcomes. Inflammatory markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) may have prognostic value in HCC treated with standard of care atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atezo-Bev). We conducted a multicenter, international retrospective cohort study of patients with unresectable HCC treated with Atezo-Bev to assess the association of NLR and PLR with overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and objective response rates. Patients with NLR ≥ 5 had a significantly shorter OS (9.38 vs. 16.79 months, p < 0.001) and PFS (4.90 vs. 7.58 months, p = 0.03) compared to patients with NLR < 5. NLR ≥ 5 was an independent prognosticator of worse OS (HR 2.01, 95% CI 1.22–3.56, p = 0.007) but not PFS. PLR ≥ 300 was also significantly associated with decreased OS (9.38 vs. 15.72 months, p = 0.007) and PFS (3.45 vs. 7.11 months, p = 0.04) compared to PLR < 300, but it was not an independent prognosticator of OS or PFS. NLR and PLR were not associated with objective response or disease control rates. NLR ≥ 5 independently prognosticated worse survival outcomes and is worthy of further study and validation.
AB - Systemic inflammation is a key risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression and poor outcomes. Inflammatory markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) may have prognostic value in HCC treated with standard of care atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atezo-Bev). We conducted a multicenter, international retrospective cohort study of patients with unresectable HCC treated with Atezo-Bev to assess the association of NLR and PLR with overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and objective response rates. Patients with NLR ≥ 5 had a significantly shorter OS (9.38 vs. 16.79 months, p < 0.001) and PFS (4.90 vs. 7.58 months, p = 0.03) compared to patients with NLR < 5. NLR ≥ 5 was an independent prognosticator of worse OS (HR 2.01, 95% CI 1.22–3.56, p = 0.007) but not PFS. PLR ≥ 300 was also significantly associated with decreased OS (9.38 vs. 15.72 months, p = 0.007) and PFS (3.45 vs. 7.11 months, p = 0.04) compared to PLR < 300, but it was not an independent prognosticator of OS or PFS. NLR and PLR were not associated with objective response or disease control rates. NLR ≥ 5 independently prognosticated worse survival outcomes and is worthy of further study and validation.
KW - NLR
KW - PLR
KW - atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
KW - hepatocellular carcinoma
KW - immunotherapy
KW - inflammatory markers
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U2 - 10.3390/cancers14235834
DO - 10.3390/cancers14235834
M3 - Article
SN - 2072-6694
VL - 14
JO - Cancers
JF - Cancers
IS - 23
M1 - 5834
ER -