Survival impact of radiotherapy interruption in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy era: A big-data intelligence platform-based analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: In the IMRT era, RTI independently influences survival. Raising RTI ≥ 7 d was consistently unfavorable for NPC survival. Medical practitioners must remind patients on the importance of minimizing RT interruptions. PMID: 30448002 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - November 14, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Yao JJ, Zhang F, Gao TS, Zhang WJ, Lawrence WR, Zhu BT, Zhou GQ, Ma J, Wang SY, Sun Y Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research