Resumen
Accurately predicting the recurrence of non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma following surgery is of utmost importance to guide follow-up recommendations, as well as adjuvant treatment indications. In this study, we looked at the prognostic role of the pre-operative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in this setting. We found that the pre-operative NLR was an interesting bio-marker to predict disease recurrence and death. It is all the more interesting because it is inexpensive and easy to implement. Furthermore, it could increase the performance of the UISS classification (which is actually recommended to predict the risk of recurrence after nephrectomy) and allow to individualize a group of patients at very low risk who could benefit from a lightened follow-up.