Radiotherapy interruption due to holidays adversely affects the survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a joint analysis based on large-scale retrospective data and clinical trials.
Cheng XuKai-Bin YangRui-Jia FengLei ChenXiao-Jing DuYan-Ping MaoWen-Fei LiQing LiuYing SunJun MaPublished in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2022)
The poor survival of patients with NPC is associated with the Spring Festival-induced interruption of radiotherapy. We recommend that these patients receive adequate doses of cisplatin concurrently with radiotherapy.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- locally advanced
- clinical trial
- end stage renal disease
- radiation therapy
- radiation induced
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- diabetic rats
- rectal cancer
- high glucose
- cross sectional
- randomized controlled trial
- oxidative stress
- phase ii
- deep learning
- double blind