Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	15617
Country	China

Received	2014-11-30 19:42
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-30 20:03
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-01-13 11:05
Revised	2015-02-02 08:25
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2015-03-11 15:18
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2015-03-12 22:25
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-03-19 17:18
Articles in Press	2015-03-19 17:47
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-04-01 22:19
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-05-09 17:15
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-05-30 13:32

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Significance of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Liang Yu, Cheng-Yu Lv, Ai-Hua Yuan, Wei Chen and An-Wei Wu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Nanjing Science and Technology Project 201106016
Corresponding Author	Cheng-Yu Lv, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu Province, China. lcy_1234@aliyun.com
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; Prognosis; Inflammation; Survival rate
Core Tip	This research preliminarily investigated the relationship between the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and gastric cancer. The results revealed that a high NLR corresponded to poor prognosis of gastric cancer patients. Furthermore, preoperative NLR could be used as a prognostic factor for these patients.
Publish Date	2015-05-30 13:32
Citation	Yu L, Lv CY, Yuan AH, Chen W, Wu AW. Significance of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(20): 6280-6286
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i20/6280.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6280

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