Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between lymphocyte and monocyte ratio (LMR) and prognosis of patients with cervical cancer. Methods The clinical data of 254 patients with cervical cancer in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Based on the optimal cutoff value of LMR, all patients were divided into high LMR group (LMR>2.01) and low LMR group (LMR ≤ 2.01). Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression model analyses were performed to determine the independent risk factors of prognosis by comparing the LMR and other pathological parameters. Results The value of LMR was significantly associated with lymphocyte and monocyte counts (P < 0.05), but not with tumor stage, pathological type, tumor grade, lymphovascular space invasion, lymphatic metastasis and depth of invasion (P > 0.05). Patients with a low LMR had significantly shorter progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) than those with a high LMR (P < 0.05). In the univariate analysis, advanced tumor stage, monocyte counts and LMR were significantly associated with poor PFS and OS (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that a decreased LMR was significantly associated with a shorter progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] 4.397, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.306, 8.383) and overall survival (HR 5.773, 95% CI 3.032, 10.993), as well as tumor stage (all P <0.05). Conclusions LMR may be an independent prognostic factor of survival in patients with cervical cancer.