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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) as a Non-Invasive Biomarker for Cervical Malignancy in Conization Patients.

Noémi Kalas, Verita Szabó, Balázs Vida, Zsófia Tóth, Lotti Lőczi, Barbara Sebők, Petra Merkely, Balázs Lintner, Nándor Ács, Attila Keszthelyi and 3 more

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Noémi KalasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Verita SzabóDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Balázs VidaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Zsófia TóthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Lotti LőcziDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Barbara SebőkWorkgroup of Research Management, Doctoral School, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-2358-307X
Petra MerkelyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Balázs LintnerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Nándor ÁcsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Attila KeszthelyiDepartment of Urology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Szabolcs VárbíróWorkgroup of Research Management, Doctoral School, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-7109-6906
Richárd TóthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0000-9535-5821
Márton KeszthelyiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-4886-3481

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer continues to pose a significant global health challenge, particularly in low-resource regions with limited access to advanced diagnostics. Cervical conization can occasionally uncover invasive carcinoma in patients initially suspected of having only pre-invasive lesions. This study assessed the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as a potential predictive biomarker for identifying invasive disease in patients undergoing a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).

methodsA retrospective study was conducted on 371 patients who underwent LEEP conization for cervical dysplasia. Preoperative PLR values were collected and compared across final histopathological categories (negative, low-grade, high-grade, invasive carcinoma) using the Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Mann-Whitney U tests for pairwise comparisons. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate diagnostic accuracy.

resultsPLR values above 7.7 were significantly associated with HPV positivity, increasing with histopathological severity. There were significant PLR differences across the outcome groups (

conclusionsThe PLR cutoff of 7.7 was associated with HPV positivity, while a higher cutoff of 11.93 was identified for predicting invasive cervical cancer. These findings support that preoperative PLR is a non-invasive, clinically relevant marker correlated with lesion severity, offering potential for preoperative risk stratification, particularly where advanced diagnostics are limited.

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biomarkerscervical cancerHPV DNAinvasive carcinomaplatelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR)risk stratificationROC analysissystemic inflammation

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PMID40566623
PMCPMC12194268

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