Anatomic prognostic factors and their potential roles in refining M1 classification for de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Tian-Zhu LuFu-Juan ZengYu-Jun HuMin FangFang-Yan ZhongBi-Juan ChenHao ZhangQiao-Juan GuoJian-Ji PanXiao-Chang GongShao Hui HuangZhao-Hui LiaoYunfei XiaJin-Gao Li

Published in: Cancer medicine (2023)

Oligometastasis (≤2 organs/≤5 lesions) and liver metastasis are prognostic for M1-NPC. Subdivision of M1-NPC into M1a (oligometastasis without liver metastasis) and M1b (liver metastasis or polymetastasis) depicts the prognosis well in M1-NPC patients who received immuno-chemotherapy.

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prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
machine learning
deep learning
small cell lung cancer
locally advanced
climate change
chemotherapy induced