Comparison of the seventh and eighth editions of the UICC/AJCC staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: analysis of 1317 patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy at two centers

Comparison of the seventh and eighth editions of the UICC/AJCC staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: analysis of 1317 patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy at two centers

Abstract Background In the intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) era, great improvement has been made in survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The 7th edition of the International Union against Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging system seems “outdated ” as it mainl...

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Main Authors: Xing-Li Yang, Yan Wang, Shao-Bo Liang, Sha-Sha He, Dan-Ming Chen, Hai-Yang Chen, Li-Xia Lu, Yong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Staging system
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Prognostication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4419-1

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