Acute severe lymphopenia by radiotherapy is associated with reduced overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hwa Kyung ByunNalee KimSangjoon ParkJinsil Seong

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2019)

Acute severe lymphopenia after RT was associated with poor overall survival in patients with HCC. Stereotactic body RT may reduce the risk of ASL. Further attention to and research on the cause, prevention, and reversal of this phenomenon are needed.

Keyphrases

liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
early onset
early stage
free survival
radiation therapy
working memory
hepatitis b virus
locally advanced
rectal cancer