Open AccessThe Value of Cervical Node Features in Predicting Long-Term Survival of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in the Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Era
Author(s) -
Yunming Tian,
Lei Zeng,
Yuhong Lan,
Xianxian Yuan,
Bai Li,
Fei Han
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s312161
Subject(s) - nomogram , medicine , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , proportional hazards model , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , multivariate analysis , lymph node , univariate , nodal , hazard ratio , multivariate statistics , radiology , statistics , mathematics , biology , paleontology , confidence interval
To investigate the prognostic value of cervical node features in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and build a prognostic nomogram to predict the long-term survival.