Intensity-modulated radiotherapy prolongs the survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma compared with conventional two-dimensional radiotherapy: A 10-year experience with a large cohort and long follow-up

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 2587-2595

  Zhang, Meng Xia ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Shen, Guo Ping ^b   Zou, Xiong ^a   Xu, Jun Jie ^a   Jiang, Rou ^a   You, Rui ^a   Hua, Yi Jun ^a   Sun, Ying ^a   Ma, Jun ^a   Hong, Ming Huang ^a   Chen, Ming Yuan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conventional two dimensional radiotherapy (2D CRT); Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Retrospective study; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISTANT METASTASIS FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NODAL RELAPSE FREE SURVIVAL; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWO DIMENSIONAL CONVENTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969796234     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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