Distant metastasis risk and patterns of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the era of IMRT: long-term results and benefits of chemotherapy
Author(s) -
An-Chuan Li,
Weiwei Xiao,
Guan-Zhu Shen,
Lin Wang,
Anan Xu,
Yan-Qing Cao,
Shao-Min Huang,
ChengGuang Lin,
Fei Han,
Xiaowu Deng,
Chong Zhao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.4312
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , oncology , hazard ratio , metastasis , proportional hazards model , surgery , cancer , confidence interval
To report the distant metastasis (DM) risk and patterns for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and to analyze the benefits of chemotherapy based on DM risk.
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