We read with great interest the article ‘Elevated preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is associated with poor prognosis in soft-tissue sarcoma patients’ by Szkandera et al (2013) . They aimed to investigate the prognostic relevance of preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio on time to tumour recurrence (TTR) and overall survival (OS) in soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) patients who underwent curative surgical resection. They demonstrated that elevated preoperative N/L ratio in the peripheral blood is associated with decreased TTR and OS in STS patients following curative surgery. Thanks to the authors for their contribution.
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