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ArticleOncotarget2017

A new staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Min Kang, Pingting Zhou, Jianxiong Long, Guisheng Li, Haolin Yan, Guosheng Feng, Meilian Liu, Jinxian Zhu, Rensheng Wang

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  1. New T staging recommendations for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024
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  2. Expression of podoplanin correlates with prognosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020
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Min KangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Research Center of Guangxi, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China.
Pingting ZhouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Research Center of Guangxi, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China.
Jianxiong LongSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China.
Guisheng LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Liuzhou Worker Hospital, Liuzhou 545000, Guangxi, China.
Haolin YanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, First People's Hospital of Yulin City, Yulin 537000, Guangxi, China.
Guosheng FengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China.
Meilian LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541000, Guangxi, China.
Jinxian ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital, Wuzhou 543000, Guangxi, China.
Rensheng WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Research Center of Guangxi, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study is to establish a new staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) based on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

methodsTotally 492 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were included in this study. These patients were diagnosed by pathological detection (without distant metastasis) and underwent the initial treatment of IMRT. These patients were subjected to the staging with the International Union against Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging system. Survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Log-rank test was used to calculate the single factor prognosis, and the COX risk model was used to analyze the multivariate prognosis.

resultsIn these 492 patients, according to our recommended new T and N staging criteria, there were 290 cases of T1 and 202 cases of T2; there were 64 cases of N0, 159 cases of N1, 226 cases of N2, and 43 cases of N3. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that the T and N staging combination parameters were independent prognostic factors, which affected the overall survival rates and tumor-free survival rates. According to risk difference and survival curve distribution, the following new clinical staging criteria were established: stage I (T1N0M0), stage II (T1N1M0 and T2N0M0), stage III (T1N2M0 and T2N1-2M0), stage IVa (T1-2N3M0), and stage IVb (TxNxM1).

conclusionA new staging system for NPC based on MRI and IMRT has been recommended, which provides valuable evidence for disease treatment and prognosis prediction.

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intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)staging systemUICC/AJCC

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PMCPMC5706866

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