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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Prognostic value of hypertension in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

Wen-Jing Yin, Dong-Ping Chen, Meng-Yao Wang, Lu Zheng, En-Lai Dong, Jin-Quan Liu, Bin Qi

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wen-Jing YinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Dong-Ping ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Meng-Yao WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lu ZhengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
En-Lai DongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jin-Quan LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Bin QiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThe prognostic value of hypertension remains unknown in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). In this study, we aimed to develop hypertension as a prognostic signature for improving the clinical outcome of non-metastatic NPC patients treated with IMRT.

methodsA clinical cohort, comprising 1,057 patients with non-metastatic, histologically proven, NPC who were treated with IMRT were retrospectively reviewed. Associations between hypertension and overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), locoregional relapse-free survival (LRRFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) were estimated by Cox regression. A subgroup analysis of the relationship between hypertension grade and NPC prognosis was also conducted.

resultsAmong the 1057 patients, 94 (8.9%) had hypertension. Significant differences were observed between patients with hypertension and patients without hypertension in relation to OS (66.6%

conclusionsHypertension is an independent adverse prognostic factor in NPC patients treated with IMRT. The question of whether the severity of hypertension affects prognosis needs to be further verified by large sample data.

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Hypertensionintensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)prognosissurvival

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