An Elevated Peripheral Blood Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma

Liang Wang; Wen Long; Peng-fei Li; Yong-bin Lin; Ying Liang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126269

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An Elevated Peripheral Blood Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma

Liang Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Liang Wang, Wen Long, Peng-fei Li

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Wen Long ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Liang Wang, Wen Long, Peng-fei Li

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Peng-fei Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Liang Wang, Wen Long, Peng-fei Li

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Yong-bin Lin,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Ying Liang

* E-mail: liangyingsysucc@126.com

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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An Elevated Peripheral Blood Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma

Liang Wang,
Wen Long,
Peng-fei Li,
Yong-bin Lin,
Ying Liang

Published: May 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126269

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