Platelet indices in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases

BACKGROUND: Platelets play a crucial role in cancer progression and metastasis. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between platelet indices and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastases. METHODS: Between January 2015 and December 2017, 232 NSCLC patients with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers 2019-01, Vol.24 (4), p.515-519
Hauptverfasser: Li, Ming-Ming, Wang, Xin, Yun, Zhi-Yuan, Wang, Rui-Tao, Yu, Kai-Jiang
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: Platelets play a crucial role in cancer progression and metastasis. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between platelet indices and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastases. METHODS: Between January 2015 and December 2017, 232 NSCLC patients with brain metastases and 244 NSCLC patients without metastases were retrospectively analyzed. Patients’ clinicopathological characteristics data were collected. RESULTS: Platelet count was increased and mean platelet volume (MPV) was reduced in NSCLC patients with brain metastases compared with NSCLC patients without metastases. In addition, the prevalence of NSCLC decreased as MPV quartiles increased. After adjusting for other risk factors, the ORs (95% CIs) for NSCLC brain metastases according to MPV quartiles were 1.757 (1.024–3.015), 2.097 (1.209–3.635), 1.517 (0.874–2.635), and 1.000, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: MPV is reduced in NSCLC patients with brain metastases compared with NSCLC patients without metastases. Moreover, MPV is found to be independently associated with the presence of NSCLC brain metastases.
ISSN:1574-0153
1875-8592
DOI:10.3233/CBM-192393