Predictive value of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in localized prostate cancer: results from a surgical series at a high-volume institution

To examine the predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in localized prostate cancer for surgical pathology and recurrence in patients treated by radical prostatectomy.We evaluated 1258 patients treated by radical prostatectomy at San Raffaele Hospital between 2011 and 2017 and assessed the association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and surgical pathology (advanced stage, grade group ≥4, nodal involvement, grade...