ArticleJournal of oncology2022
Pretreatment Low Serum Sodium as a Prognostic Factor for Patients with Esophageal Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy.
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Abstract
Low serum sodium levels have been associated with poor prognoses for several cancers. However, the prognostic value of low serum sodium levels in esophageal carcinoma (EC) has not been well elucidated. We examined the prognostic value of low baseline serum sodium levels before radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for EC patients. A retrospective analysis of data from EC patients who received radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy at a single cancer center was performed. Patients were divided into low serum sodium level (≤140.0 mmol/L) or high serum sodium level (>140.0 mmol/L) groups according to the median pretreatment serum sodium level. The Kaplan-Meier model and Cox proportional hazards model were used for survival analyses. The 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates in the whole group were 16.9% and 21.8%, respectively. The PFS and OS rates of patients in the low serum sodium levels group were significantly lower than those in the high serum sodium levels group (
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