Lymph node ratio predicts efficacy of postoperative radiation therapy in nonmetastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: A population-based analysis.

Giuseppe LambertiElisa AndriniGiambattista SiepeCristina MosconiValentina AmbrosiniClaudio RicciPaola Valeria MarcheseGianluca RiccoRiccardo CasadeiDavide Campana

Published in: Cancer medicine (2022)

RT was associated with improved survival in M0 MCC, irrespective of the nodal status. LNR >0.215 is a useful prognostic factor for clinical decision-making and for stratification and interpretation of clinical trials.

Keyphrases

lymph node
prognostic factors
radiation therapy
clinical trial
decision making
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
patients undergoing
sentinel lymph node
locally advanced
early stage
phase ii
free survival
phase iii