Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with breast cancer in Ethiopia: using inverse-probability-weighted regression adjustment
A high NLR was associated with significantly higher mortality in BC patients, independent of baseline clinicopathological variables. Patients with elevated NLR more often presented with advanced stage disease and distant metastases. These findings indicate that NLR, a simple and accessible biomarker, may help to identify patients at increased risk of poor prognosis.
Authors
- Berhanetsehay Teklewold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5773-8968)
- Desalegn Dawit Assele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-6368)
- Binyam Fekadu Desta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-9516)
- Tadele Dana Darebo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5567-0894)
- Tinbite Esayas
Institutions
- Hawassa University (ET)
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102933
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00