Table 2 Tumor distribution and categorization

From: Prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with bone metastases

Tumor distribution

N

%

Group

Lung cancer

   All except NSCLC with molecularly targeted therapya

187

18

R

   NSCLC with molecularly targeted therapy

26

2.6

M

Multiple myeloma

138

14

S

Breast cancer

   Hormone dependent

137

14

S

   Hormone independent

40

4

M

 Renal cell carcinoma

95

9.4

M

 Malignant lymphoma

43

4.3

S

 Malignant melanoma

42

4.2

R

Prostate cancer

   Hormone dependent

36

3.6

M

   Hormone independent

36

3.6

S

 Head and neck cancer

28

2.8

R

 Colon and rectal cancer

27

2.7

R

 NSCLC with molecularly targeted therapy

26

2.6

M

 Esophageal cancer

25

2.5

R

 Sarcoma

25

2.5

M

 Thyroid cancer

20

2

S

 Hepatocellular carcinoma

16

1.6

R

 Other gynecological cancer

14

1.4

M

 Other urological cancer

11

1.1

R

 Pancreatic cancer

6

0.6

R

 Gallbladder cancer

2

0.2

R

 Gastric cancer

1

0.1

R

 Cervical cancer

1

0.1

R

 Unknown primary

18

1.8

R

 Otherb

38

3.8

M

  1. R rapid growth, M moderate growth, S slow growth, NSC non small cell lung cancer
  2. aMoleculary targeted agents: gefetinib and/or erlotinib
  3. bNeuroendocrine (n = 21), testicular (n = 7), squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (n = 3), adrenal (n = 2), basal cell (n = 2), mesothelioma (n = 1), and paraglioma (n = 1)