Plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA level strongly predicts survival in metastatic/recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with palliative chemotherapy

Cancer

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3750-3757

  An, Xin ^a   Wang, Feng Hua ^a   Ding, Pei Rong ^a   Deng, Ling ^a   Jiang, Wen Qi ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Shao, Jian Yong ^a   Li, Yu Hong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

nasopharyngeal carcinoma; palliative chemotherapy; plasma EBV DNA

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS DNA; FLUOROURACIL; PACLITAXEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 79955544790     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25932     Document Type: Article

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