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Can Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio predict the response to BCG in high-risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer?

Marco Racioppi, L. Di Gianfrancesco, Mauro Ragonese, Giuseppe Palermo, Emilio Sacco, Pier Francesco Bassi

International braz j urol · 2019 · 27 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

NLR value preoperatively evaluated could be a useful tool to predict BCG response of HRNMIBC. These results could lead to the development of prospective studies to assess the real prognostic value of NLR in HRNMIBC.

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