Background/Aim: In recent years, platelet-related markers were recognized as useful prognostic factors in various malignancies. We investigated the relationship between platelet-related prognostic markers and anti-platelet or anti-coagulant therapies for survival outcomes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Patients and Methods: Preoperative platelet-related prognostic markers were evaluated from peripheral blood testing and statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the prognostic value of these markers and reveal the effects of antiplatelets and/or anticoagulants regarding their prognostic relevance. Results: In all 176 patients, preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) was not found to be a predictor of overall survival (OS). However, in patients without antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapies, PLR was significantly associated with a poor OS (p=0.03). Although platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR) was not associated with the prognosis in patients with antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapies, higher P-LCR was associated with a poor prognosis in patients without antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapies (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Researching detailed antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies could reinforce the prognostic value of platelet-related prognostic markers in ESCC. Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common diagnosed cancer in the world, with a persistent high mortality rate due to its late-stage diagnosis and rapid progression; the 5-year survival rate ranges from 15% to 25%. Recently, several immunoinflammatory markers, such as the neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR), have been reported to have prognostic relevance in various malignancies (1-8). However, several studies have failed to discover the prognostic value of PLR in esophageal cancer (9-11). Although immunoinflammatory markers are easily affected by various factors, such as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), smoking history, comorbidities, and the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs, little is known regarding the effect of these factors on the prognostic relevance of immunoinflammatory markers. In recent years, antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies have been reported to reduce cardiovascular events, and the number of patients taking these drugs has increased (12, 13). The present study aimed to investigate the effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drug use on platelet-related prognostic markers such as PLR, platelet distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR) in patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Patients and Methods Patients. A total of 176 patients diagnosed with ESCC who underwent curative transthoracic esophageal resection at the National Defense Medical College Hospital (Tokorozawa, Japan) from January 2009 to December 2016 were included in the present study. The mean±standard deviation age was 70.1±8.4 years (range=43-90 years). Of the 176 patients, 25 (1...