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This article is a continuation of the “Do You Know Your Guidelines” series, initiated by the Education committee of the American Head and Neck Society. Treatment guidelines for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are reviewed here, including the critical roles of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and the recent application of immunotherapy agents. We will be limiting this discussion to include...
Background
We evaluated the prognostic potential of the combination of platelet count and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (COP‐NLR) in patients with advanced head and neck cancer.
Methods
We proposed a modified COP‐NLR scoring system defined as follows: score 0 (platelet count level <300 × 109/L and NLR <3); score 1 (platelet count level ≥300 × 109/L and NLR <3); and score 2 (NLR ≥3). We...
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