Optimal cut-off for neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: Fact or Fantasy? A prospective cohort study in metastatic cancer patients

• Yann-Alexandre Vano ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yann-Alexandre Vano, Stéphane Oudard

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: yann.vano@aphp.fr

  Affiliations Department of Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, University of Paris 5 Descartes, Paris, France, Cancer Immune control and Escape, UMRS1138, Cordeliers Research Center, Paris, France

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9410-1368

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• Stéphane Oudard ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yann-Alexandre Vano, Stéphane Oudard

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, University of Paris 5 Descartes, Paris, France, Angiogenesis and Immunotherapy laboratory, PARCC, INSERM U970, team 10, Paris, France

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• Marie-Agnès By,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bretonneau, Tours, France

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• Pauline Têtu,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, University of Paris 5 Descartes, Paris, France

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• Constance Thibault,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, University of Paris 5 Descartes, Paris, France

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• Hail Aboudagga,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of Paris 5 Descartes, Paris, France, Department of Pharmacy, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

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• Florian Scotté,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, University of Paris 5 Descartes, Paris, France

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• Reza Elaidi

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Association pour la Recherche de Thérapeutiques Innovantes en Cancérologie, Department of Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

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