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Prognostic value of neutrophil/lymphocyte racio in palliative non-small cell lu...
Romão, Raquel; Miranda, Hugo; Peixoto, Isa; Mendes, Ana Sofia; Azevedo, Sérgio; Fidalgo, Paula; Araújo, AntónioIntroduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (IC) are a new therapeutic option for non-small cell lung cancer. A higher neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio has been associated with worse outcomes in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, lung cancer included. Aim: Study the relation between value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio at day one (D1) and day 30 (D30) of treatment, and overall survival (OS) and progr...
The challenges of oncofertility: the portuguese reality
Monteiro, Gustavo; Peixoto, Isa; Afonso, Noémia; Araújo, AntónioWe aimed to characterize the relation between the disease and treatment of cancer with fertility issues.It was applied a specific questionnaire to premenopausal patients with breast cancer. Based in our findings the importance of fertility is greatest for younger and/or still childless patients. The discussion about fertility is more frequent in earlier stages ofcancer and younger patients, but globally occurs ...