Abstract:Objective To study the effect of platelets on chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer. Methods Totally 114 patients with gastric cancer who received chemotherapy in our hospital from February 2014 to July 2015 were selected. According to platelet count they were divided into ≤ 300×109 /L group and >300×109 /L group. Clinical efficacy, serum albumin, prealbumin, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6, and C-reactive protein were compared between the two groups. Results The effective rate of the ≤ 300×109 /L group was significantly higher than that of the > 300×109 /L group (P < 0.05). Before chemotherapy, there was no significant difference in albumin or prealbumin between the two groups (P > 0.05); after chemotherapy, the levels of albumin and prealbumin of the ≤ 300×109 /L group were significantly higher than that of the >300×109 /L group. Before chemotherapy, there was no significant difference in tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6 or C-reactive protein between the two groups (P > 0.05); after chemotherapy, the levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein in the ≤ 300×109 /L group were obviously lower than those in the >300×109 /L group. Conclusions The chemotherapy effect of the gastric cancer patients with abnormal platelet elevation is generally poor, there may be malnutrition, immune dysfunction and other issues. In clinic the platelet levels in the patients with gastric cancer should be closely monitored and effectively intervened.