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ArticleCancer biology & medicine2020

Validation of the eighth edition of the AJCC staging system for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma initially receiving chemoradiotherapy and proposal of modifications.

Xiaofei Zhu, Di Chen, Yangsen Cao, Xianzhi Zhao, Xiaoping Ju, Yuxin Shen, Fei Cao, Shuiwang Qing, Fang Fang, Zhen Jia and 1 more

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Article in Cancer biology & medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaofei ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Di ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Yangsen CaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Xianzhi ZhaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Xiaoping JuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Yuxin ShenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Fei CaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Shuiwang QingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Fang FangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Zhen JiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Huojun ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Changhai Hospital · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChemoradiotherapyChinaCohort StudiesData MiningFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsPilot ProjectsChemotherapymodificationspancreatic cancerstereotactic body radiation therapythe eighth edition of the AJCC staging system

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PMID32587784
PMCPMC7309473
OpenAlexW3037769548

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