29/01/2026
Can routine blood tests help predict outcomes in small cell lung cancer? This retrospective study of 378 SCLC patients found that thrombocytosis in limited-disease SCLC (LD-SCLC) and anemia in extended-disease SCLC (ED-SCLC) were linked to poorer response to chemotherapy, highlighting the potential predictive/prognostic value of baseline complete blood count (CBC) parameters.
Authors: Faruk Tas, Akin Ozturk, Kayhan Erturk