ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020
Serum Calcium Levels Before Antitumour Therapy Predict Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
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- The role of calcium signaling in organotropic metastasis of cancer.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2025Review
- Key Risk Factors for Postoperative Hypotension in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients After Endoscopic Surgery: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Low serum calcium is a novel predictor of unfavorable prognosis after traumatic brain injury.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Predicting survival for patients with mesothelioma: development of the PLACE prognostic model.BMC cancer · 2023Article
- Preoperative serum calcium could be a prognostic factor for surgical treatment of recurrent patellar dislocation: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Preoperative Low Serum Calcium Levels Predict Poor Prognosis for Patients with Esophageal Cancer.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2022Article
- Estrogen-Induced Extracellular Calcium Influx Promotes Endometrial Cancer Progress by Regulating Lysosomal Activity and Mitochondrial ROS.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Advances in the study of cancer metastasis and calcium signaling as potential therapeutic targets.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeThe prognostic value of serum calcium levels in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of serum calcium levels in patients with NPC. PATIENTS AND
methodsA total of 2094 patients diagnosed with NPC between April 2009 and September 2012 were enrolled in this retrospective analysis. The median follow-up time was 96.3 months (range: 4.1-120.0 months). Univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify significant and independent prognostic predictors of overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and relapse-free survival (RFS).
resultsOverall, low serum calcium levels were detected in 1109/2094 (53.00%) patients and tended to be more frequently detected in older (
conclusionSerum calcium levels can serve as a prognostic predictor and guide more individualized treatment for NPC patients.
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